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TurboTax or less is sufficient for 99.9% of filers

Posted on: January 30, 2025 at 14:16:06 CT

Spanky KU

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i may have pulled that number from thin air, but I bet it's conservative.

168 million tax returns filed last year... 0.1% = 168,000 that need an accountant

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Shouldn't folks be able to do their own tax returns ? - alzoo MU - 1/30 14:09:13

I have the mob do mine(nm) - tigerNkc KC - 1/30 15:38:06

Shouldn't the IRS be defunded and dissolved? - JeffB MU

- 1/30 14:52:13

No - sks MU - 1/30 14:54:56

Flat tax it - BigDave MU - 1/30 15:01:38

RE: Flat tax it - sks MU - 1/30 15:11:47

Or drastically downsize the federal government & pay for - JeffB MU

- 1/30 15:05:11

RE: Or drastically downsize the federal government & pay for - sks MU - 1/30 15:13:35

You should actually listen to what Trump said. He wants to - JeffB MU

- 1/30 15:00:33

RE: Shouldn't folks be able to do their own tax returns ? - sks MU - 1/30 14:49:39

Do you know all the tax law changes from one year to the - kmawv8 MU - 1/30 14:36:25

That doesn't matter for almost all returns - BigDave MU - 1/30 14:59:57

I did mine, it's easy. I dunno why people don't do their own - AWOLTiger KC - 1/30 14:33:59

Opportunity cost, probably. (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 1/30 14:32:52

use to do mine but for under $500 I save myself a few days - TigerFan92 STL - 1/30 14:31:50

I sold a few multi million dollar homes, have to pay out - Iron DUKE - 1/30 14:16:57

TurboTax or less is sufficient for 99.9% of filers - Spanky KU - 1/30 14:16:06

in my case as a retiree it gets complex ... - tmcats KSU - 1/30 14:13:06

have you taken a stab at TurboTax after your CPA is done - Spanky KU - 1/30 14:16:56

i would not do that no more than leave my bookkeeping - tmcats KSU - 1/30 14:18:38

lol - o'lineydisciple MU - 1/30 14:26:34

quick books and knows how to use them ... - tmcats KSU - 1/30 14:37:18

Turbo Tax is easy (and cheap) - Spanky KU - 1/30 14:39:42

SAP R4 or Oracle, of course(nm) - Spanky KU - 1/30 14:32:46

Tax brackets are simple nm - SparkyStalcup MU - 1/30 14:15:37

of course it's not the brackets but qualified deductions ... - tmcats KSU - 1/30 14:17:13

It's literally put box A-4 here, put box B-5 here, BINGO(nm) - AWOLTiger KC - 1/30 14:35:08