So far so good

[prog]

Started filing by way of turbotax.com. Pleased to learn that the 1040 (and its MA state equivalent) cover both W-2s and the small pile of 1099s I have accrued, so this thing handles them without problem. Holding off on finishing for now, since it sez that I can turn my negative balance into a small refund by stuffing some money into an IRA. I've pressed the right buttons over at NetBank to create a new IRA account, so now I'll wait and see if it'll pop open before the weekend. Whee, exciting.

Also, I ended up unexpectedly filling out a Schedule C form, claiming my technical writing operations as a self-run business. This gives me the opportunity to claim business deductions, something I haven't given any thought to. I bet I can name a few. (Hmm, I certainly bought a lot of coffee while writing those books... and scones, and bagels...)

Comments

[cortezopossum.livejournal.com]

I've never had a problem with the online version of TurboTax -- I've used it for the past 3 years without a hitch. I hear the latest 'buy off the shelf and install on your own computer' version has its quirks though -- it uses some annoying copy-protection scheme which requires you to register your contact intuit before you can use it at all.

A friend had a slight problem with the web version -- it billed him over and over and over ... for the same service until the $300 in his bank account went dry. He got that problem fixed and got his money back eventually (took about a week). A glitch to watch out for I presume.

[poetgeek.livejournal.com]

Watch the food and travel (I know it's a long walk to starbucks....:-) ) deductions. But books, magazines, computer hardware (section 179 as I recall), software (179 again), etc are all good.