By Rosa Soto Albert Einstein once said, “The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax.” Now we all know that tax is a mandatory financial charge by a governmental organization used to fund public services, and risk punishable consequences if not paid. But why are taxes so complicated to file and understand? Well the Tax Policy Center stated that, “Our tax system could be simple if its only purpose was to raise revenue, but there other goals like fairness, efficiency, and enforceability.” Yeah okay taxes as a whole are complicated, but filing them doesn't have to be. Everyone who has had a job and has to file their taxes. Before you hire a tax preparer find out what are some free resources available to you given by the IRS that will make it easier for you to do your taxes. And with that being said there are plenty of programs you can use to make tax time easier and more relaxed. My three recommended programs include Turbotax federal free edition, Taxact free federal edition, and H&R block free federal edition. These are online programs that will guide you through the filing process step by step with a series of questions, and forms you would fill out section by section. The one I used was Turbotax, which was a great program for me, and it took me only 35 minutes. And what's even better is that Turbotax told me to put an IB number written on my W-2 form into the box given, and once I inserted it, and pressed enter all the information on my W-2 form popped up, and it save me from answering more questions. Although this is great ALWAYS be sure you double check to see if all the information is correct. And they even showed me how much I was receiving back after certain questions were answered, then when I was finished it was sent directly to the IRS. My suggestions for filing taxes are that you make sure you have all your information set out so it won’t be a struggle to look for anything at that moment. Most commonly you will need: a W-2 form given to you by your job, driver’s license or Non drivers state ID, and personal information about yourself. If anything else is required, these programs will inform you about what else is needed. Tax time is supposed to be a great time. It's the time you get back all the taxes you have paid, and the money you deserve. Don't make it complicated, make it fun, easy, and exciting.
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