Hello all,

I am helping my buddy do his taxes. He is a small-time contractor, usually doing minor remodeling and repairs.

I looked at TurboTax versions and could not figure out what to get. There are so many of them!

For those of you who are doing their own taxes, what do you use?

Costco for example, sell the following:


https://www.costco.com/TurboTax-Home...100313230.html

An online retailer has this:

http://www.greentaxexpert.com/index....product_id=138

In addition to doing my buddy's taxes, I am looking for aversion that would also file two additional personal income taxes.

Thanks!

On 3/25/2017 6:08 PM, Deguza wrote:
Hello all,

I am helping my buddy do his taxes. He is a small-time contractor, usually doing minor remodeling and repairs.

I looked at TurboTax versions and could not figure out what to get. There are so many of them!

For those of you who are doing their own taxes, what do you use?

Costco for example, sell the following:


https://www.costco.com/TurboTax-Home...100313230.html



That should do it. Have you looked at the on-line versions?

You don't pay anything until the end and they can give help if needed to
direct you to a different form. If you don't like it, don't file and
you have lost nothing but some time. Should work though.

For those of you who are doing their own taxes, what do you use?


https://sites.google.com/site/excel1040/

I send the guy $10 every year as well.

On 3/25/2017 8:34 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 3/25/2017 6:08 PM, Deguza wrote:
Hello all,

I am helping my buddy do his taxes. He is a small-time contractor,
usually doing minor remodeling and repairs.

I looked at TurboTax versions and could not figure out what to get.
There are so many of them!

For those of you who are doing their own taxes, what do you use?

Costco for example, sell the following:


https://www.costco.com/TurboTax-Home...100313230.html



That should do it. Have you looked at the on-line versions?

You don't pay anything until the end and they can give help if needed to
direct you to a different form. If you don't like it, don't file and
you have lost nothing but some time. Should work though.


I use that edition of Turbotax too even though just me and my little
consulting business. I like to buy it but know it is cheaper on-line.
It is a business tax deduction. Turbotax a year or two ago pushed us
into it when they removed business part from lower additions. I know
there are cheaper or free ways to go but may be more bothersome to work
with and are essentially beta testing so they can improve and sell more
and raise their price or start charging. TT stores all your previous
work and brings you back to the form with name, EIN etc making it easy
to fill in. Getting old and thought I might hire someone a couple of
years ago and got offhand quote of at least $400 from H&R Block. No
thanks, cost me maybe $85 this year and took less than 2 hours with TT.

On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 9:06:27 AM UTC-7, wrote:

For those of you who are doing their own taxes, what do you use?


https://sites.google.com/site/excel1040/

I send the guy $10 every year as well.

I did use this. However, one year I found out that Turbotax got me better deductions, so I am being a bit careful with it. These days, if a friend has a simple return, I do it with it.

On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 09:06:24 -0700 (PDT), wrote in




For those of you who are doing their own taxes, what do you use?


https://sites.google.com/site/excel1040/

I send the guy $10 every year as well.

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