Lewies Blog

I’ve got a few forms here for filing my taxes. I installed some software (TaxCut) to take care of them and almost have everything done at the federal level. I’m missing a tax form for my mutual fund this past year. I logged onto the website where I can access tax information and the only forms available were for every year up to 2004.

You would think that if a service was available through an automated system, then forms like this could be generated on the fly on the first day of the new year. I wonder what the hold up is. I’ll just have to wait it out until they can get there act together.

Usually I go to H&R Block every year. I spent $167 filing my taxes last year for state and federal returns. I haven’t figured out if there is a place on my tax forms to claim that fee. This year I’m getting frugal about everything. I’m trying to do things on my own - or with the assistance of the internet and cheap software. That means I have $167 extra in my pocket until the refund comes. Actually, I still have filing fees, and the price of the software. I’m still saving money, I think.

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