2011 Tax Returns

[Admiral Yi]

Just filed federal using TurboTax' freebie.

As a heads up to anyone who plans to do the same, they try to bamboozle you in to using their pay state service (30 clams).  The only way you can opt out is to click on state return then click on delete.

[katmai]

I wish i could use freebie, too many employers and extra income, but no state income so wouldn't have to deal with that aspect anyways.

[Jaron]

I owe the government money.

[Ideologue]

I am not required to file.

[Tonitrus]

Turbotax used to be ok.  I used H&R Block last year (my taxes are simple, so it's always a freebie version), but this year they had some jack-assed load of questions regarding Roth IRA contributions that wanted me to lay out my entire contribution history current value.  Fuck that.

Went back to Taxslayer (free for military, at least) this year.

[CountDeMoney]

I owe the government money.

Yeah, this is the first time I've ever had to pay out.  Which is why I'm putting it off until April 14th.

[sbr]

I owe the government money.

Yeah, this is the first time I've ever had to pay out.  Which is why I'm putting it off until April 14th.

I believe we have until the 17th or 18th this year.

EDIT: Yep pretty sure it is the 17th.  The 15th is a Sunday and IIRC April 16th is a holiday in DC so there is no mail service.

[Jaron]

I owe the government money.

Yeah, this is the first time I've ever had to pay out.  Which is why I'm putting it off until April 14th.

Same.

If I was getting money back that form would already be efiled, but since I'm not their asses can wait until I'm damn good and ready.

[Phillip V]

I started working on my tax return yesterday, but will wait until Feb 15, when my stock brokerage allows electronic importation of my statements into TurboTax.

[Admiral Yi]

I am not required to file.

You might qualify for Earned Income Tax Credit.

[MadImmortalMan]

Also putting it off until the 14th. The buttraping gets worse every year.

[Berkut]

I always use Turbotax. Their web interface is very nicely done, even if it is kind of pricey. I think my bill was $80 for federal and state.

[Ideologue]

I am not required to file.

You might qualify for Earned Income Tax Credit.

Negative.  Didn't get paid till January.

Hopefully, the ironic thing will happen, and I'll have to pay extra taxes on my subalternoid wages next year.

[DGuller]

I always use Turbotax. Their web interface is very nicely done, even if it is kind of pricey. I think my bill was $80 for federal and state.

Same here.  It's familiar, it's easy to use, and the aggravation it saves me is valued at so much higher than $50 or so that it doesn't make sense to nickel and dime it.  I even buy the (grossly overprice, I'm sure) audit protection, just because I'm a very risk-averse actuary.

[CountDeMoney]

I use TaxAct online;  it's free for Fed and state package is like $19, and for a nominal price $6 or so, they maintain something like your last 6 years' returns on their server.  Never had any issues with it at all.