tax time
By laglen
@laglen (19759)
United States
January 28, 2009 2:53pm CST
It's that time of year again! If you get a refund, you are probably getting excited for some extra money. If you pay in, probably not......
Do you do your taxes yourself or pay somebody? I have always done mine myself and I do a lot of other people's too! Gives me a chance to make a few extra pennies!
Do you usually get a refund or pay in? On the years I claim my daughter, I get a refund. The years my ex claims her, I break pretty even.
How about you?
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5 responses
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
28 Jan 09
We usually buy the H&R Block tax software and do it ourselves, it saves a bit of money.
With 5 kids, we usually get a large refund. It's been over $5,000 for federal, and over $1,000 for state in past years.
This year we're using the money to move. We're already looking at places.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
28 Jan 09
yeah, but we get the money quicker through H&R block
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@sudalunts (5523)
• United States
28 Jan 09
I usually do mine myself. One year I went to HR block, and thought that I would get a refund. I paid them over four hundred dollars, and still owed taxes. I decided, that I would rather do them myself, if I am going to have to pay, rather than spend so much money and still do not get a break. I export my files from the previous year, and do them myself.
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@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
29 Jan 09
I usually get around $300 CAD as a refund, and I usually end up saving it for something I may need during the next year. I am definitely looking forward to my refund. I can't wait to get my hands on a little bit of extra money. That will be nice.
@blackbriar (9075)
• United States
23 Feb 09
H&R Block has done our taxes for the past 15yrs. but this year, not sure. We always got alot back in our refund but don't know about this year being hubby lost his job last Sept. and hasn't found anything steady yet.
@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
2 Mar 09
I have always done my own because of no extra things to worry about, deductions and such.
It will be different next year as I've quit my paying job and will need to use all my online income to file. I won't have any choice but to pay someone to do them for me.
I always get the earned income credit, but next year only for one child instead of 2.
Mine has come in and been spent this year.
Marsha
