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March 31, 2014

Why I Choose A Professional To Do My Taxes

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*Why I Choose A Professional To Do My Taxes. This post includes my affiliate links.

I have never been good at math, ever. I don’t care how many times I tried to get a good grade in math, it just never happened…

Why I Choose A Professional To Do My Taxes

So, my husband was a bit shocked one year, when I told him I was doing our taxes. I followed my dad’s lead and I DID get them done, but it was HARD and confusing to do. I will never ever ever do it again!

Why I Choose A Professional To Do My Taxes

Why I Choose A Professional To Do My Taxes

So, for the past 5 years, we have hired a professional to take care of filing our taxes and you know what? It is worth EVERY penny spent. Every year we go in to get our taxes done, it is easy, stress-free and fast. We get in, we get out and then our money comes 10 days later. Yep, that is the way we do it.

Sure, there are more things to take into account, now that I am earning money from my blog. So, at first, that was a bit complicated. But now that our tax person understands more about blogging and the income I make from it, she helps us with it all. She even goes through all of our receipts for us and helps us keep track of EVERYTHING. She is awesome!

My husband has talked about getting discounted tax software and possibly trying to do it one year, on his own. But I am not sure if that will ever happen unless we use TurboTax. Then maybe things would not be so difficult, but we shall see..

Until that day, when hubby feels like he can do our taxes, we will stick with our trusted tax professional that we have been going to for years. She is quick, honest and helps us out so much.

Wanted to add, that since writing this post in 2014, we now DO our own taxes. I actually do them and they are EASY! We use TurboTax and love it.

How about you? Do you do your own taxes or do you Choose A Professional To Do Your Taxes?

 

 

 

About Kim Delatorre

Kim Delatorre is a mommy to three beautiful, smart kids and wife to an amazing husband of 24 years! She enjoys reading, writing, spending time with her family, and blogging.

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  1. Dawn says

    April 1, 2014 at 9:59 pm

    We get a professional to do our taxes, too. I want them done right and I agree with you and think it’s money well spent.

  2. Candy @ Candypolooza says

    April 1, 2014 at 9:26 pm

    I used to work at a tax office and prepare so I feel pretty confident doing ours. As my income increases I’ll probably start going to an accountant..

  3. Christina S says

    April 1, 2014 at 8:24 pm

    Lucky for us, my mom is an Accountant, so she does them for us. We have too many odds and ends to do them ourselves.

  4. [email protected] says

    April 1, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    Over the weekend, I completed my business taxes using TurboTax. It did take some work but it was worth it to have it done and save the money.

  5. Autumn says

    April 1, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    When in doubt, always go for professional help! Having someone else take care of it really works out better in the end, anyway.

  6. Desiree M. says

    April 1, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    Since I’m becoming self employed with blogging I think I’ll have to switch to having a professional do my taxes each year.

  7. Katie says

    April 1, 2014 at 6:51 pm

    If you can swing the extra expense, going with a professional definitely is extra piece of mind!

  8. Shell says

    April 1, 2014 at 6:43 pm

    We go to a professional. We have too many odd things going on to tackle it ourselves.

  9. Ashley M says

    April 1, 2014 at 2:53 pm

    I always do my own taxes but I couldn’t imagine doing them on my own with abusiness.

  10. Toni says

    April 1, 2014 at 1:51 pm

    Yeah, there is no way I am going to be able to do my own taxes. I, like always, will hire a professional to do it.

  11. Chrysa says

    April 1, 2014 at 12:15 pm

    We use a professional too. Since I’m self-employed and we have rental property it’s just too much of a task to try to tackle on our own. I think we end up with a better result and also avoid errors by using a professional.

  12. Janel C. says

    April 1, 2014 at 12:11 pm

    I totally agree with you. It gives us peace of mind to have a professional complete our taxes, also. I like the idea that professionals guarantee to be with you in the event of an actual audit. Thanks for sharing ๐Ÿ™‚

  13. Rosey says

    April 1, 2014 at 11:03 am

    It’s nice that you have someone you trust to do your taxes. It’s catch and go for us. One year we got a hefty bill from an error the person we hired to do it made. It makes us nervous now. ๐Ÿ™‚

  14. Rachee says

    April 1, 2014 at 10:14 am

    This year I let a professional do my taxes and I was OK with it. I tried to do them myself but felt like I wasn’t getting enough back.

  15. Angie | Big Bear's Wife says

    April 1, 2014 at 10:07 am

    I wish I could convince my husband that we should hire someone haha, he does them each year.

  16. Amber K says

    April 1, 2014 at 9:10 am

    I’ve always done my own taxes and ended up with a migraine. I think it’s time to move to a professional.

  17. Kathleen B says

    April 1, 2014 at 8:52 am

    I would use a professional if I could afford one. I have been doing my own for years though, and will probably have to keep doing them that way.

  18. Estelle says

    April 1, 2014 at 8:27 am

    Before I was married I used to do my own taxes. Now we use a professional.

  19. Tess says

    April 1, 2014 at 7:51 am

    We use Turbo Tax Business. Dont know if Im doing it right, but it would cost a fortune to hire someone. lol

  20. Amanda says

    April 1, 2014 at 7:45 am

    Sometimes it’s very much worth the money to hire someone! Glad they only happen once a year!

  21. Louida says

    April 1, 2014 at 7:18 am

    I just hired a accountant for the first time because last year I earned a lot blogging. I just got hit with a big tax bill but thanks to my accountant he helped me to set up paying my taxes quarterly to avoid this next year and help find deduction to offset my tax bill. Also he is helping me set up my business license.

  22. Dina says

    April 1, 2014 at 6:36 am

    I always use turbotax. But my mom’s accountant keeps asking me to bring it to her to take a second look. Maybe I will.

  23. Liz Mays says

    April 1, 2014 at 6:18 am

    I used to do them, but now that I’m self-employed, no way! There is way too much involved with it and it’s hard enough just gathering up the info to give to the accountant!

  24. Krystal says

    April 1, 2014 at 3:37 am

    I don’t even know HOW to do our taxes, so we always have help. This is a good tip!

  25. Susanna Barbee (Zealous Mom) says

    April 1, 2014 at 2:55 am

    I have never tried to do my own, though I have thought about it. I pay a professional (she’s not expensive at all) and am always very happy with our returns (knock on wood)!

  26. Aimee Smith says

    March 31, 2014 at 10:26 pm

    We did it ourselves once and made a tiny ( i mean really small error) and it cost us SO MUCH MONEY! I always pay someone now, if they make a mistake I don’t have to pay for it!

  27. Jenn @ The Rebel Chick says

    March 31, 2014 at 10:03 pm

    We do our own taxes. They are rather tedious though, not something most people look forward to.

  28. valmg @ Mom Knows It All says

    March 31, 2014 at 10:02 pm

    My Dad does our taxes. I provide food and good company, which is a price I’m happy to pay.

  29. Felicia says

    March 31, 2014 at 9:43 pm

    WE do our own taxes. I should clarify, my husband does them.

  30. brett says

    March 31, 2014 at 8:58 pm

    omg no way. with all the expenses and write offs and stuff> worth giving someone else the headache. ๐Ÿ™‚

  31. Melissa says

    March 31, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    Gah, we NEED to have a professional do our taxes. My husband thinks he can do ours but it’s getting more complicated.

  32. Jessica says

    March 31, 2014 at 5:42 pm

    I used Turbo Tax this year because last year I did it and had no issues. I used to use H&R block every single year but their fees became a bit outrageous. My taxes are pretty simple compared to others so I will probably continue using TT until they get complicated!

  33. Pam says

    March 31, 2014 at 5:41 pm

    My husband has done our taxes every year using Turbo Tax. However, I have to take care of all the stuff for my dad and he owns a lot of property. I have a professional do his!

  34. Kecia says

    March 31, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    I’ve used TurboTax since I began doing my own taxes. Before that, my mom used the same program to do them. TT makes it a lot easier process for us.

  35. Karen says

    March 31, 2014 at 4:26 pm

    My husband owns his own business so we have an accountant come in and do our taxes. It is way too complicated for us to do on our own anymore.

  36. Debbie L. says

    March 31, 2014 at 3:52 pm

    I always do ours – but then math is my area of expertise! I recommend anyone not comfortable with math and tax laws to have a professional do their taxes.

  37. kita says

    March 31, 2014 at 1:48 pm

    I did it one year and will never do it again. We pay a professional because I don’t want any problems and I am not good with math

  38. Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious? says

    March 31, 2014 at 1:46 pm

    We always do our own. I’ve never even thought to hire somebody.

  39. aimee fauci says

    March 31, 2014 at 1:39 pm

    My husband does our taxes w Turbo Tax.. We used to do H&R Block but we hated giving half of our money away.

  40. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    March 31, 2014 at 12:51 pm

    My husband is an accountant and I swear that’s why his hair is all gray. Doing taxes is TOUGH!

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