I’m done!
I’m so happy! I finished my taxes and sent them in yesterday! I feel so accomplished! I even filed my paperwork.
I’m gloating, I know, and I don’t want to bring anyone down. If you haven’t done your taxes yet, you’re in the majority at this point. I received the last of my W-2s last week, and money is really tight for me. So, I just set out to see if I would be getting money back or paying. Since I found out that I would be getting money back, I decided to go ahead and complete my tax returns and send them in.
And how did I do it? Did I use a tax program or one of the on-line sites? Did I go to a professional? No, as I said, money is tight. I just pulled out last year’s returns (which I completed with the help of TaxCut) and used them as a templates for this year’s returns. I went to the federal and state websites and downloaded the forms and instructions I needed and just followed them. It took several hours but was relatively easy.
You might ask, why would a computer geek like me not use a tax program or a tax website? There are two answers for that: I’m broke and I’m cautious. I didn’t use a tax program because I do not have the money to pay for them. I didn’t use a tax website because even though some of them offer free returns (at least federal), I am wary of entering my personal information, including my social security number, into an online site. I know that at least the one I looked at claimed they would never do anything with the information, but what if they are hacked, have a disgruntled employee, or simply change their mind down the line? I just didn’t want to chance it. Besides, the being broke issue decided things for me, anyway.
I now just have to sit back and wait for the refunds. Since I mailed my returns in, I assume it will take longer than e-filing to get my refunds. I am hoping that since I sent in my returns early that I might get my refunds within a month. We shall see. I could really use them. My car registration and insurance is due soon.
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