Let’s face it – tax time is stressful. No one likes gathering up the documents, searching for receipts and important mail, and then trying to get it all together in one place just to do hours of math. Even when you do your taxes online, there’s still hours of checking and rechecking everything to be sure it’s accurate and you haven’t missed anything.
If this is what tax season looks like for you, it may be time to consider working with a professional and gaining access to these benefits:
Lower Stress
When you opt to file your taxes with a professional service, you eliminate the stress caused by doing them yourself. Instead of fretting over the math, wondering if you’ve done your calculations correctly and filled in all of the boxes accurately, you only need to gather your documentation and show up for your appointment. The tax preparer will do all of the work for you, file your taxes, and give you a copy of them for your records. Instead of spending hours poring over difficult calculations anxiously, you can be in and out in a few hours, then move on with your day.
Increased Accuracy
Unless you’re an accountant, it can be difficult to be confident that you’ve done your taxes completely accurately on your own. If you worry about changing tax laws, your math skills, or your ability to follow complicated directions and ensure that everything is done correctly, it may simply be easier to outsource your taxes to a professional tax service. This is especially true if you need an extension, are behind, have a small business or hobby farm, or have had any major life events recently, such as a divorce or purchasing a home. A tax professional can help make sure that everything is handled correctly so that there are no future issues with your taxes.
Obtain Your Refund Quickly
Often, professional tax preparers can e-file your return quite quickly. In addition, they may be able to offer you a refund loan, meaning that there’s a chance that you may be able to get your refund sooner than you’d normally expect. If you typically receive a tax refund, this can be a nice additional feature to look forward to when you file your taxes with a professional service. Speak to the specific agency you’ll be filing with to determine what their policies are about tax refunds before using this information to make a decision.
If you dislike the stress of fussing with numbers, receipts, tax laws, and various papers each year in an effort to file your taxes on time, it may be time to consider outsourcing this complicated tax. Contact Simple Tax Filing today to learn how we can help you with your taxes. You may be pleasantly surprised at just how easy it can be to file this year.
