Filing your taxes without losing your mind

Decided to do your own return? Congrats. You are going to need a few things:

• W-2’s are a necessity along with other personal income statements.
• Medical Expenses Records
• Non-reimbursed Employment Expenses
• Charitable Donations
• Theft and Casualty Losses
• mortgage interest payments

Then you have to decide what form to file. Check this article out to help you decide: Filing your taxes . After you cross that bridge, we can journey into how you’re choosing to file. Well, the post is called “..without losing your mind”, so I think it can be assumed we are gonna do this the easy way. Filing the chosen form with a tax preparation software is one easy route. They are cheaper than a service and generally do accurate and effective work. If you are thinking about buying one pump the brakes. There’s another article you need to check out before throwing those dollar bills out there. Tax prep software should give you a quick rundown so you can purchase the right one. 

Then there’s the actual process. Give yourself ample time to complete it this year. No more filing for extensions. Life is stressful enough as is.

 This is the age of information and technology. That said, we do practically everything online. Why should taxes be any different? Well the IRS is actually pretty thrilled about this process. The forms coming to them this way are easier for them to process and allow for a faster turn-around on the mailing of the returns.