JLO asked:


My husband and I got married last year and will be filing our taxes jointly this year. My parents have always had their accountant do my taxes and my husband has done his own the last few years. This year we’d like to go to an accountant, but how do we go about finding a good one? I’ve searched yellow pages and there’s a lot listed, so how do we know which ones are good? Or are they all pretty much the same?

Lao Ban asked:


What if someone has lived abroad for five years and not filed their US taxes even once in that time? What are the possible consequences of this? How can this be remedied?

LS asked:


1) A Tax Preparer like H & R Block
2) Online Service
3) Computer Software
4) Snail mail (paper method)
5) Accountant
6) Does not apply

I personally prefer to have H&R Block prepare it for us cause I’m afraid I’ll mess something up. I don’t like the fee’s they charge though and thought of filing taxes through Turbo Tax but have never used that software before if anyone has good results with it?

canopy82 asked:


I’m filing my taxes or tax return or whatever you call it for the first time. What should I do?

halfxwayxtorn asked:


My mom is going to be filing my taxes and I don’t want her to know that I have almost nothing in my savings. I’m not sure if it will show up or not.

John P asked:


Okay so say i made $4000 last year and my parents could claim me. So If they claimed me on their taxes, i wouldn’t be able to get my tax money back?

The reason for asking this is because id rather let them have that extra $2000 for claiming me rather me filing my taxes and only getting back like a several hundred dollars.

Sarah asked:


I am self-employed. I bought a laptop last year for my business, which I had to return soon later because of problems it was having. I was charged a hefty restocking fee for the return. Can I consider this restocking fee a business expense when filing my taxes?

bassdog65 asked:


The interest paid on our mortgage, do we just have to pick the person who will benefit from claiming the taxes the most? Or can we both claim it on our taxes?