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Another year has come and gone and it is tax time already! I have a love/hate relationship with taxes. I love getting a refund but I hate collecting all the documents for tax time! Then after all the hard work compiling everything then to have to pay someone to do my taxes or input them myself is another chore. Well for 15+ years now, I have been using TurboTax and it is a lifesaver.

Once I have everything compiled I can fill in via TurboTax in less than one hour, it is seriously super easy and hard to make a mistake in. TurboTax literally asks you questions “Did you get a new job?” “Did you buy a house?” “Do you have investments?” and so forth. I am pretty clueless with tax laws as I am sure most people are, there are just too many questions to know everything about plus it seems like tax reforms are always changing.

Why I use TurboTax?

Convenience. I can work on my taxes anywhere and anytime. I actually did ours at 11 pm at night the other day at my kitchen table.

Price. I have asked my friends and they pay hundreds of dollars to have their taxes filed. TurboTax is under $100 and even cheaper if you are just filing simple taxes (such as one job, no house or investments.)

You may be eligible to file your taxes for free: TurboTax has helped millions of Americans file their federal and state taxes for absolutely free with TurboTax® Absolute Zero. For the fourth year in a row, over 60 million Americans who are eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ can file their federal and state tax returns absolutely free, guaranteed with TurboTax. $0 fed. $0 state. $0 to file.

Filing is easy. I can file myself online or even print out the documents and mail in. I don’t have to wait in line anywhere or rely on someone else to submit. I submit online and can even login afterward to check if it was accepted and a timeframe for when I’ll receive my refund.

Advice is offered. You can add on talking to a real live CPA and have your taxes reviewed by a tax expert. For free, you can easily search for answers. When submitting there is even a audit risk meter.

Reasons to file your taxes sooner than later:

• Tax reform does not impact the majority of taxpayers 2017 taxes – And TurboTax is up to date with the latest tax law changes
• Get your refund faster
  • About 75% of taxpayers received an average direct deposit tax refund over $3,000 last tax season.
  • The fastest way for taxpayers to get their tax refund is e-file with direct deposit.
  • The IRS expects to issue more than nine out of 10 federal tax refunds in less than 21 days after acceptance.
• Don’t leave money on the table – The IRS reports close to one billion dollars in unclaimed refunds every year that belong to taxpayers who don’t file their taxes.
• You can file for free – For a limited time, TurboTax is offering TurboTax Absolute Zero, so over 60 million taxpayers filing a 1040A or 1040EZ can do their federal and state taxes for absolutely free.
• Get the help you need – Get personalized tax advice from the comfort of your own home with TurboTax Live. You can even get your tax return reviewed, signed, and filed by an experienced CPA or EA.

If you are one of the around 75% of people who expect a refund, I highly recommend TurboTax. You can also do TurboTax for completely free until you want to file and submit. So basically even if you are filing via someone else or some other software, you can use TurboTax to double check or for peace of mind. Why not get a second opinion and who knows you could find TurboTax outdid your other way of doing taxes. I like the control of doing my own taxes, knowing when my return is coming and the hard part is compiling the documents – inputting via TurboTax is the easy part!

I have told countless friends and family members about how easy and convenient TurboTax is and I really do mean that.  You can have TurboTax guide you with questions or just work on everything you’d like by just clicking on the topic.  I like to have it guide me so I don’t miss anything. Oh and you can work on TurboTax on your smartphone, tablet or desktop!

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