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>But this idea that you need an accountant or tax prep software if you have a W-2 and a 1099 just isn't true. I hire a CPA to do my dead simple returns that I
by Dalewyn 3y ago
>But this idea that you need an accountant or tax prep software if you have a W-2 and a 1099 just isn't true.
I hire a CPA to do my dead simple returns that I can do myself.
Why?
Because I don't trust myself to have done it correctly. No, I can't sincerely swear everything written is true and correct to the best of my knowledge because I do not trust myself.
That's why I hire a CPA, because I need someone I can point to for legal liability purposes. Am I throwing away money, so to speak? Perhaps, and I don't care; I'm buying peace of mind.
- ghaff 3y agoI've always used one myself. When it was simple, it was also cheap because I basically got my taxes done as a sideline for the CPA doing my family's taxes. But if that's your concern I'm not sure automated or fill in the blanks tax software, free or not, is necessarily a good substitute.