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- _salisae_0
that's great advice, rand's father. though i may retain concepts of ruler usage and whatnot
- _salisae_0
sweet in the middle east!
- Rand0
it was just a dream anyway
- material-10
guess I'm just pissed that those fools in the white house already spent the damn 12k
- Meeklo0
How much does it cost to have them done at H&R Block?
I payed last year to this guy like $300 and I had to pay way more than I wanted on takes..I'm only doing freelance btw
- tkmeister0
you should be happy with 12k!!
i owed 12k after making quarterly payment. i don't know how much i paid in total. couldn't have been much worth without my accountant.
- rafalski0
I got some back last week.
Noticeably more than a monthly paycheck. Couple of hundred more than I had expected. That felt good.
- acescence0
How much does it cost to have them done at H&R Block?
I payed last year to this guy like $300 and I had to pay way more than I wanted on takes..I'm only doing freelance btw
Meeklo
(Apr 10 07, 13:47)they basically use the same software that you can use online thru something like turbotax, except you have to pay the guy to click next.. next.. next..
- material-10
yea TK, not too bad. got some nice write offs with buying the house. etc. Plus I saved all year knowing the day would come.
- ninjasavant0
If you have a lot of complicated deductions you'll end up paying H&R as much as an accountant unless you do it yourself with their software for $50 with the state filing.
I think an accountant is worth it.
- tkmeister0
could have been, i meant.
h&r is a rip off. i mean, didn't they get into trouble for not filing taxes correctly 2yrs ago? i wouldn't trust them.
- k0na_an0k0
totally forgot about this.
ended up doing it anyways.
someone asked what h&r would charge. if you have a lot of 1099 from freelance at least 300. went there two years in a row and said 'fuck you... you charge me 300 so say i owe 3000? fuck that' turbo tax is the way to go. finaly re-worked some things and it accepted without a problem.
it was rejected though cause i used the wifes new name to joint file instead of her old name. oops. re-do.
- Witt0
fuck. i forgot all about it. it's due the 15th here.
holy shit. thank you reminding me.
- Meeklo0
yeah I see..
I have very little idea of taxes though, a friend is helping me on thu night, I was using turbotax for the first time last night, (there is a free trial online) just to see how is done, and considering that I dont know shit, I thought it was pretty easy, I left out some of the complicated things out though (rent, phone, travels, etc)
- k0na_an0k0
meeklo if you're serious into freelance turbotax helps you figure out exactly what you can and can't write off and helps you every step of the way.
that's something h&r never did, and if they did i'm sure it would have been over $300 because thats what they charged me withOUT itemizing deductions.
cable. gas. electric. purchases. giving to the good will.
ps. even if you don't give to goodwill i hear you can say you do up to $490 without receipts and not worry about getting caught. i started getting receipts though just to be safe.
it really is a good tool to use. good luck.
- Meeklo0
what happens when you hire talent from outside the country? how does that go on the tax forms?
- Meeklo0
thanks kona, I will be using turbotax then.
the thing is that apparently I dont qualify as a home office because you need to have an entire room dedicated just for work, and my desk / bed are in the same room..
so it kinda sucks, not sure if I will be able to get write offs from rent you know?
- version30
...shouldn't be paid.
put your money somewhere without your SS number
- Meeklo0
...shouldn't be paid.
put your money somewhere without your SS number
version5
(Apr 10 07, 14:10)was that a response to my question of hiring talent from outside the country?
- mrdobolina0
the thing is that apparently I dont qualify as a home office because you need to have an entire room dedicated just for work, and my desk / bed are in the same room..
so it kinda sucks, not sure if I will be able to get write offs from rent you know?
Meeklo
(Apr 10 07, 14:07)You sleep in the living room, silly.