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Personal Finance and Investing

PoindexterOglethorpe

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2. Although I'm no longer married, then and now I have my taxes done by a professional.

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Tue Apr 9, 2024, 10:37 PM

Apr 2024

I don't understand why people who are not accountants honestly think it makes sense to spend 26 hours filling out a return, when a pro can do it in an hour or less.

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How a 'Gorgeous' Dior Bag Cost a Widow $61,000 in Tax Court [View all] question everything Mar 2024 OP

I had a client who filed jointly with his wife. no_hypocrisy Mar 2024 #1

Although I'm no longer married, then and now I have my taxes done by a professional. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2024 #2

Because when you do it yourself you know where the numbers are coming from and you question everything Apr 2024 #3

Probably, if I actually paid or had withheld any PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2024 #4