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PoindexterOglethorpe

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2. Honestly, I don't understand the people that are just now filing.

Reply to Steelrolled (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2020, 01:01 AM

Jul 2020

We should all have had the paperwork needed well before the original April 15 deadline. What am I missing? Other than chronic procrastination?

I filed my taxes on March 23. I got my refunds, state and federal, within a week. Hooray!

I also use an accountant, and have for many years. Honestly, I can't understand why people will spend hours and hours struggling over their taxes when a professional can do it all in 45 minutes or less. It's well worth the fee.

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I broke a record this tax year [View all] Steelrolled Jul 2020 OP

Good for you! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #1

Honestly, I don't understand the people that are just now filing. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #2

Chronic procrastination is powerful. Steelrolled Jul 2020 #5

I have always filed in February or so as soon as I get my forms captain queeg Jul 2020 #3

I had a tax pro do my taxes for 35 years, but was beginning to wonder if he was saving me any progree Jul 2020 #4

There are lots of good reasons to file for an extension, PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #6

Yup. We had this discussion offline about 2 or 3 years ago, and I went into the complexity of the progree Jul 2020 #7

Filing electronically these days it the only way to go question everything Jul 2020 #8

Well, I hope this isn't the situation in Minnesota - TurboTax told me I couldn't file my MN return progree Jul 2020 #9

I really don't like giving anyone electronic banking information. Steelrolled Jul 2020 #10

If you are using the IRS own program - if it has one, I think it does question everything Jul 2020 #11

One can file tax returns electronically, and pay by whatever way one wants - they are 2 separate progree Jul 2020 #12

Good to know Steelrolled Jul 2020 #13