| Finding a good tax preparer is not an easy task. | | | | the IRS and State tax agencies. |
| Here are a few hints that will help you avoid the | | | | Is your Preparer Full Time or Part Time? |
| problems that many Americans experience when they | | | | Once you find a knowledgeable preparer be aware |
| randomly choose their tax preparer. | | | | that we are all human and are prone to make |
| Does the Preparer Have the Knowledge? | | | | mistakes. So the question is: |
| Check your preparer's web site to find out if he offers | | | | Will you be able to find the preparer if one of you |
| jobs or franchises. Click on the tabs and find out what | | | | make a mistake on your taxes? |
| the preparer requires for someone to buy a franchise | | | | Always keep in mind that if you file taxes in April an |
| or work for them. You will find that most offer | | | | error notice may come out between May and July |
| franchises without requiring any knowledge of or | | | | and most likely you will want to discuss the error with |
| background in taxes yet they promise to have them | | | | the one that prepared your taxes. |
| up and running within three to nine months with minimal | | | | Will your preparer be available? |
| training. This means that most of these tax preparers | | | | Another situation to be mindful of is: you may have |
| have minimal knowledge of taxes. | | | | omitted something that could change your tax. It saves |
| Those of you that have attempted to prepare your | | | | a lot of time and expense when the person that did |
| own taxes or helped someone else do theirs already | | | | the original can update and amend your taxes soon |
| know that there is a lot of study, research and training | | | | after you discover the omission. |
| involved in knowing about the various schedules, | | | | Be aware that there are people out there that will act |
| worksheets and the laws that that must be used to | | | | as preparers just to get your information then use it |
| take each exemption, deduction and/or credit for | | | | for illegal activates. |
| which you may qualify. | | | | Be sure that your preparer can be found latter. |
| Before a preparer can do an adequate job they must | | | | Is your Preparer's Main Business Tax Preparation or |
| invest several thousand hours in learning Tax Law, | | | | Loans? |
| Accounting, IRS functions, Tax Regulations and annual | | | | Sometimes you can't tell when you go into a |
| changes in The IRS Code. | | | | preparer's office what his business really is. Often |
| Indeed, by the time a tax preparer has mastered all | | | | preparers put more effort into getting you to go for a |
| the knowledge that he needs to do his job he could fill | | | | refund anticipation loan then they do to get you to |
| a doctorate program in taxation. | | | | have them do the taxes. Always choose a preparer |
| Without this investment in mastering federal and state | | | | that is in the business of preparing taxes so he will |
| taxes a preparer may leave his clients open to delays | | | | concentrate his efforts on your tax preparation rather |
| in refunds, increases in tax and penalties and audits by | | | | than to trying to give you a loan. |