Went to do our taxes yesterday
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52224)
Staten Island, New York
March 19, 2020 2:28pm CST
Went to do our taxes yesterday. At one point the lady told us we are good to go. Before we left I asked her if we are supposed to sign something as I remembered we did last year.
She thought about it for a second and realized that we didn't do that yet. Both of us had to do five or six e-signatures. Good thing I asked her or we'd have to come back.
Before leaving, I went to the bathroom and hubby went to his car to put away the income tax return. He was called back in because they forgot to make a copy of it.
That's why when you go do your taxes you are not supposed to engage in chit chat with the tax preparer, even if it may be related to taxes. I was mostly quiet. It was hubby that kept talking to her. I hope she didn't make any mistakes when she filed our return.
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@LindaOHio (222988)
• United States
20 Mar 20
It's better when you can leave your taxes and the preparer can do them uninterrupted.
@lovebuglena (52224)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Mar 20
I always thought that that is what's done. But I guess if the filing is electronic you can't do that as you gotta e-sign everything. Unless I am wrong.
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@LindaOHio (222988)
• United States
20 Mar 20
@lovebuglena Yeah, you have to be there to sign.
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@lovebuglena (52224)
• Staten Island, New York
21 Mar 20
@LindaOHio I don't know what my parents are gonna do. As far as I know they haven't filed theirs. And since neither of them leaves the house ever now due to the virus, for safety reasons... I have no idea how they will file.
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@lovebuglena (52224)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Mar 20
I wouldn't feel comfortable doing it myself. But it ain't cheap to have a pro do it. We paid $180.
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@dodo19 (48204)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
20 Mar 20
@lovebuglena It's part of the reason we started to do it ourselves. We wanted to save some money. But I do understand not feeling comfortable doing it yourself.
@lovebuglena (52224)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Mar 20
@dodo19 She told us $175. I guess there's tax and/or maybe credit card fee for using card if the total charged was $180.
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@lovebuglena (52224)
• Staten Island, New York
19 Mar 20
Some stuff he was asking was related to filing but that should've been done prior to her starting to work on it or after she was done.
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