Comments on: Outcome Of Hiring An Accountant To Do Our Taxes Vs Using Turbo Tax Or Tax Cut

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:28:46 +0000

The numbers turned out to be very similar except for the clerical error and the one tax deduction that he missed.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:51:44 +0000

Did you find that Turbo Taxes numbers were similar to the accountants? I am trying to determine if TT can be as accurate as an account. I am equally as anal as you! LOL

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By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:36:44 +0000

@Mark
The reason that we stayed was because the assistant made the threat. We’ve been working with the accountant for well over a year so we like the accountant but don’t care much for his assistant.

By: Mark @ GuardianTaxResolutions.com

Mark @ GuardianTaxResolutions.com — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:32:05 +0000

After the assistant lodged the $200 threat, I would have been in the market for another accountant. You demonstrated much more patience in regards to the situation then I would have.

By: Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com

Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:30:45 +0000

I think this is half down to bad experience and half down to just finding the wrong person. Maybe try it one more time and see how it goes? You never know. Personally I would try again but your time is probably a lot more valuable than mine.

By: HART (1-800-HART)

HART (1-800-HART) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:29:43 +0000

As an income tax preparer here in Canada .. this should have tipped you off:

Because our accountant works about 40 minutes away by car, it’s not very convenient for us to talk face to face or to drop things off at his office. During the weekdays, my wife is with the kids and I’m at work. On the weekends, our accountant is not in the office.

What accountant/income tax preparer doesn’t work weekends during tax season?!

By: WBS

WBS — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:52:18 +0000

Great article. I try to do my small business taxes on my own once every few years just to make sure I still understand it and double check the work from my accountant. The thing I love about Turbo Tax is that it gives you examples of each deduction that you can look through to see what might apply. I’ve found deductions that my accountant has never bothered to ask me about…

By: AM

AM — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:28:57 +0000

Thanks for this article! I’m planning about becoming an enrolled agent and offering booking keeping services to small businesses next year. I was a little afraid this was a blanket “always use the software”, but it’s definitely a primer on how to do business taxes better. I’m planning to offer the gather and prep bit of the work you had to do.

@Krista – you maybe totally right on your refund, as I know how H&R Block folks are trained (took the class 2 years ago). On the other hand, you might have legitimately owed money and didn’t quite use the software correctly. Tax prep folks have every reason to find you a refund.

What I’m saying, I guess, is that I might take my taxes to a third party or do some research (irs.gov) and find out why there’s such a wild discrepancy between your version and H&R Block’s effort. The IRS gets really testy when you get a refund you weren’t supposed to get.