I started doing my taxes after I recieved notice that we owed a few thosand from my hubby pulling out early retirement funds. I knew we had already paid those penalties and went to H&R Blk and they refused to help us. So I pulled out our old tax info; got on line to the IRS site and read, read, read. Everything i could get my hands on. Then I redid my taxes for that year and discovered I 'did' make a mistake BUT it was in my favor and turned out IRS OWED us money. I sat down and wrote them a letter with copies of everything i did, and receipts and guess what?? I got a letter of appology and a check from them! Then the following year someone recommended a 'local' accountant and I used him, but he said we couldn't deduct my mileage from traveling to see clients or the losses from a fire we had! I endede up owing. That really bugged me because i had heard you could (and my co-workers deducted thieir mileage). So later, I called IRS and found out I COULD! Of course our taxes were already filed! So, again I read everything I could about taxes, and I filed an amended return MYSelf; and got a refund!
I have been reading everything I can about small business taxes and what is allowed and what is not and i have saved every single receipt for every single expense! I think I can do this... but.. if i get in over my head I definately will ask for help. I was just wondering if you all had favorite programs or systems that you like and use. I will check into the quick books, turbo tax, & tax cut.
Thanks for the input..