| Online Tax Preparation makes it easy to 'do it yourself'. | | | | authentic deductions, or income. Their purpose is clear, |
| With the simplified processes of online tax prep along | | | | to get the most reasonably from the tax payers. The |
| with the information age of getting more info, you can | | | | provisions for deductions are provided to prevent you |
| actually file your income tax without a lot of pain and | | | | from paying more than your fair share of taxes. |
| agony, but... If you file your taxes online, with the | | | | Your purpose is to get the most benefit from the |
| knowledge you gain from online resources, and don't | | | | money you spend. IRS calls these deductions. If you |
| have someone to 'look them over' will you get the | | | | must prepare your own tax return, it is imperative that |
| most from your deductions? Will you even take them? | | | | you organize your income and expense records well |
| Occasionally, I meet someone who filed their tax return | | | | prior to preparing the return. Gather your information |
| online who chose not to itemize their deductions, | | | | and put it all together in one place. Total all accounts |
| because they don't want to be audited. Umm.. Well. An | | | | and put the totals in a clearly organized format, where |
| audit is always an option, IRS retains that right if they | | | | you can use them to fill out the documents online. |
| feel something is amiss, but they do not generally audit | | | | |