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Taxes are done for the year......
Mar. 14th, 2009 11:37 pmI spent the last two Saturdays gathering all -- okay, most -- of the records I would need to complete my taxes. Once again, I used TurboTax. I think this is the 10th year that I used the product. I'll know for certain when I go back through my old software CDs. (I guess I have a rather attractive collection of coasters at this point.)
I wasn't good with the recordkeeping for charitable donations and medical expenses. I don't think I had enough medical expenses to get above the 7.5% threshold, which is what I would have needed in order to claim them as a deduction.
The good news: I'm getting money back from both the Fed and the state(s). The bad news: It's all going directly to overdue child and spousal support. When I was unemployed last year, the state took out money for child support, but it didn't completely cover what I owed. Thus I built up some arrearage that I'm working on paying off.
The gripes I have with TurboTax this year: 1) The Deluxe version, which includes one free state product, retails for $60. That's quite a jump from last year. But it included a free federal e-filing. 2) Additional states -- and I needed one this year -- are $40. They don't mention that up front. 3) State e-filings are $20 apiece. Again, they don't mention that up front. 4) They still don't have a version to run under Linux, so I'm stuck or forced to use Windows (or a Mac) to use this software. Maybe if I figure out how to use Wine, I'd be set. Other than that, I still like the product, and am likely to use it again next year.
I wasn't good with the recordkeeping for charitable donations and medical expenses. I don't think I had enough medical expenses to get above the 7.5% threshold, which is what I would have needed in order to claim them as a deduction.
The good news: I'm getting money back from both the Fed and the state(s). The bad news: It's all going directly to overdue child and spousal support. When I was unemployed last year, the state took out money for child support, but it didn't completely cover what I owed. Thus I built up some arrearage that I'm working on paying off.
The gripes I have with TurboTax this year: 1) The Deluxe version, which includes one free state product, retails for $60. That's quite a jump from last year. But it included a free federal e-filing. 2) Additional states -- and I needed one this year -- are $40. They don't mention that up front. 3) State e-filings are $20 apiece. Again, they don't mention that up front. 4) They still don't have a version to run under Linux, so I'm stuck or forced to use Windows (or a Mac) to use this software. Maybe if I figure out how to use Wine, I'd be set. Other than that, I still like the product, and am likely to use it again next year.
