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Title: Taxes
Post by: jitspoe on April 03, 2008, 02:29:29 AM

Somebody recommended http://www.taxact.com/ for doing my taxes.  Supposedly it's completely free, but I'm kind of skeptical.  What do they get out of it?

Title: Re: Taxes
Post by: Eiii on April 03, 2008, 02:31:58 AM

http://iowa.bbb.org/WWWRoot/Report.aspx?site=145&bbb=0664&firm=22001061#

Doesn't look that great or awful.

Title: Re: Taxes
Post by: Re on April 03, 2008, 05:46:42 AM

They are on the partner list from the IRS.
http://www.irs.gov/efile/lists/0,,id=101223,00.html (http://www.irs.gov/efile/lists/0,,id=101223,00.html)

I have been using Intuit's TurboTax for years though and probably still will. They have free usage for folks that make under a certain amount but unfortunately I get charged.

http://turbotax.intuit.com/taxfreedom/ (http://turbotax.intuit.com/taxfreedom/)

Title: Re: Taxes
Post by: KnacK on April 03, 2008, 07:28:00 AM

I second turbo tax.  Their basic package I believe is $19.00 if you don't have state income tax ( texas).  I've been using to do my taxes for longer than I care to admit.

Title: Re: Taxes
Post by: jitspoe on April 03, 2008, 04:51:53 PM

Free is cheaper than $19. ;)  Plus I have state taxes. :(

Intuit must make a killing.  Like $20-40 per copy of TurboTax, and a huge audience that buys it every year.

Title: Re: Taxes
Post by: flip on April 08, 2008, 06:34:40 PM

Any military bases around your part of the world jits?

Title: Re: Taxes
Post by: Garrett on April 08, 2008, 08:35:00 PM

Paris Island

Title: Re: Taxes
Post by: jitspoe on April 08, 2008, 11:02:09 PM

Quote from: flip on April 08, 2008, 06:34:40 PM

Any military bases around your part of the world jits?

North America?  Probably.

Paris Island would be a bit of a trek now.

Title: Re: Taxes
Post by: y00tz on April 08, 2008, 11:17:04 PM

You have a CS degree but can't do your own taxes? :)

Title: Re: Taxes
Post by: jitspoe on April 09, 2008, 01:56:25 AM

This is messed up.  I lost money in one of my investments, yet some how that causes me to owe an extra $100 in taxes?

y00tz: Just because I'm fluent in C doesn't mean I speak Government or Lawyer.

Title: Re: Taxes
Post by: y00tz on April 09, 2008, 01:58:00 AM

Quote from: jitspoe on April 09, 2008, 01:56:25 AM

This is messed up.  I lost money in one of my investments, yet some how that causes me to owe an extra $100 in taxes?

They really want to make you pay for investing in Google when it hit 666.00

Title: Re: Taxes
Post by: flip on April 10, 2008, 10:14:51 AM

Just curious because I know that around military bases there's normally someone that all the younger soldiers go to by word of mouth that normally does an outstanding job compared to the commercial tax companies like H&R.