Last Minute Tax Tips

Last night I realized I needed to still do my 2007 Income tax.  OH MY, well I called my friendly IRS advisor, my sister and asked her where should I start.  My sister has been one of those hard worker bees at the IRS for almost 15 years and she is my "go to" gal.  Here is what she told me,

Go to http://www.irs.gov/  then click on EFILE, free... and you can most likely do a simple return with all the needed forms etc for free.  Or, if you made too much to do it for free, you can still do it there with a charge.  So off I went to check it out.

How easy it was!!  I clicked all the buttons I needed to, answered the questions and got to pick which company I wanted to use to do my "efile"  thru.  I chose Turbo Tax.  I had never used Turbo Tax before but it was truly as easy as they advertise it.  I was able to do the additional Schedule C and form SE also!!

Well... not much later I had my taxes done and submitted to the IRS, no long lines at the post office  either.  I printed them out for my paper records then saved a copy in PDF on my computer.  If you haven't done your 2007 taxes yet give it a try.   Happy Tax Day ya'll. 

South Austin Real Estate

11 commentsSouth Austin Real Estate Blog • April 14 2008 06:15AM

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Thanks for the tip.I will check it out for next year. We are almost done for this year.
Posted by GITA BANTWAL, REALTOR BUCKS COUNTY, PA HOMES (ReMax Centre Realtors) about 1 year ago
Im doing mine today. Actually they are done I have have to submit and write the CHECK>>>UGH!
Posted by Chip Jefferson (Advanced Building LLC) about 1 year ago

Morning Gail,

Thankfully I am  NOT a last minute person. I have used Turbo Tax in the past and found them to be very user friendly and their rates reasonable.

Filing e-tax also enables those, other then Chip who commented about, entitled to a refund to receive it much faster especially if they choose direct deposit.

Thanks for the post.

Posted by Harold (Hal) Place (A1 Connection Realty, Inc.) about 1 year ago
Gina, thanks for stopping in ... its an easy way to deal with a cumbersome situation.  I really liked the Turbo Tax!
Posted by South Austin Real Estate Blog (Sky Realty South Austin) about 1 year ago
Oh CHip, I remember those days of dread, having to pay more taxes... now I do estimates, easier to eat the elephant a bite at a time! LOL.
Posted by South Austin Real Estate Blog (Sky Realty South Austin) about 1 year ago
Harold, thanks for stopping in and your comments.. yes one does get their refund much sooner and if you chose direct deposit the stimulas money (if you are eligibile) will come quicker to you also!!
Posted by South Austin Real Estate Blog (Sky Realty South Austin) about 1 year ago
Gail:  WOW.....you are lucky.  Good show.
Posted by Donna Marie Godfrey (Kenneth R. Styer Real Estate) about 1 year ago
Tax days are depressing aren't they?  I need every tip I can get.  Thank you!!!!!
Posted by Gary McAdams (GMAC Schwartz Property Sales) about 1 year ago
Gail, thanks for the tip, I really didn't realize that it was that easy.  Maybe I can quit dreading it now.  Have a great week.
Posted by Atlanta's Home Inspector for all your Atlanta Home Inspections -David & Bonnie (IHI Home Inspections 404-788-2581) about 1 year ago
Hello Dear Gail, must you remind me about our taxes? We put in an extension because we owe we owe so off to work we go! Ha. I hope you are doing well. What's going on your way? Drop by and fill me in. Later in the rain~Deb
Posted by Lake Livingston Real Estate by Deb Brooks about 1 year ago
Gail, I hate taxes. Yuk. I'm gonna be workin a while just to pay last years! Forget about this years! I hope you're doing well and I hope you will plan to be at the next get together! Later in the rain~Deb
Posted by Lake Livingston Real Estate by Deb Brooks about 1 year ago

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