filing taxes - business and personal
10/27/09 4:00 PM, Viewed by asker 10/27/09 6:04 PM
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Do I need an accountant to file my taxes or can I do it myself?
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It would depend upon how confident you are that you know the tax laws well enough to prepare your own return.
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It would depend upon how confident you are that you know the tax laws well enough to prepare your own return.
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I agree with TAXOH but would take it a step further. Since you are on a forum for tax professionals, if you have to ask that question, then obviously you are not one. Just by asking you appear to be indicating a lack of confidence and knowledge. You will be best served by having a professional preparer.
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So, can this forum help me finding an accountant? I have one business in the south suburbs of Chicago, so I will need an Illinois tax return and one business in Arizona.
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I definitly agree with the responses amd you would be better having a professional. But one Idea would be to do a "dummy" return before you go to the accountant and compare the differances you see. This will give you some insight
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I had the same thought as Tilt but decided not to say it. Just because you may be using Quickbooks and entering your transactions does not mean that you have entered them correctly and you would need an accountant to review and prepare your taxes.