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Generally speaking, if you are in a position where deductions and credits matter (ie. not standard deduction), you really aught to seek a professional to review
by Alupis 3y ago
Generally speaking, if you are in a position where deductions and credits matter (ie. not standard deduction), you really aught to seek a professional to review your filing before submission, or at a minimum use two different softwares to compute your taxes and look for any disagreement (in theory, they should have the same output).
Either way, the $49 to use the software is trivial (under this situation) and often is only paid if you use that software to submit your taxes (meaning you can "get a second opinion" for free).
- ghaff 3y agoThe model is that someone with a W-2 and a 1099 or two and just taking the standard deduction should be "Yep, looks OK." If it gets more complicated than that you probably need to either spend a bunch of your own time or hire a professional.
- nightski 3y agoThat's basically how the services work today for that segment of citizens, and they are free.
- stetrain 3y agoWell, they're supposed to be. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/03/ftc-sues-intuit-its-deceptive-turbotax-free-filing-campaign https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/03/... https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/turbo-tax-settlement-how-to-receive-payment-rcna27474 https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/turbo-tax-settleme...
- Alupis 3y agoIt's been for many years now that eFile with IRS is free, but eFile with your State is paid. You can always choose to print out your forms and mail them though.