How Do You File Fees? What Kinds Will I Need Certainly To Complete If I'm Just Filing Personal Taxes? May I Record Online?

[said99]

This genuinely is my quite very first time filing fees and iam only a little confused by what i have to do... I'm merely processing individual costs for myself... where may I learn the needed forms? what forms am I going to require surely to comprehensive? where may possibly I get free of charge help on completing them out(preferably on-line)? May possibly I file on the web? any recommendations about making my extremely first time the simplest considering that I have am fairly confused nowadays. thanks

[Edwin]

[anyon]

There are two great resources for you to try online filing.  Assuming that as a first time filer your situation is very simple, you will likely be filing a 1040 EZ.  Here are the places you can go to figure out what you need to do.  If your situation is more complicated, you can still do it online, but you may need to pay a little to use the online software.   If I were you, I would go straight to Turbotax: http://turbotax.intuit.com/ -- There they have free software you can use to do your return and file online.  It is very EASY to use.  They walk you thru an interview process, ask you questions and actually fill out the forms for you.  Great resource.  I am a tax professional and I use this software(and the interview feature) to do my own return.  It is truly exceptional.  It will either be free or cost $49.95 depending on the complexity of your return.  You can try it first and see what you will be required to pay before you commit. Or you can use the IRS website as an option: http://www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=118986,00.html -- The IRS now offers the ability to file for free with their software.  It is only for very easy returns.  I have never used it, but the reviews on the free efiling program are very good.   Either of these two websites should tell you everything you need to get your taxes done right!  Good luck!   happytobeme

[Sakeri]

It's not as hard as you might think.... There are two great resources for you to try online filing.  Assuming that as a first time filer your situation is very simple, you will likely be filing a 1040 EZ.  Here are the places you can go to figure out what you need to do.  If your situation is more complicated, you can still do it online, but you may need to pay a little to use the online software.   If I were you, I would go straight to Turbotax: http://turbotax.intuit.com/ -- There they have free software you can use to do your return and file online.  It is very EASY to use.  They walk you thru an interview process, ask you questions and actually fill out the forms for you.  Great resource.  I am a tax professional and I use this software(and the interview feature) to do my own return.  It is truly exceptional.  It will either be free or cost $49.95 depending on the complexity of your return.  You can try it first and see what you will be required to pay before you commit. Or you can use the IRS website as an option: http://www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=118986,00.html -- The IRS now offers the ability to file for free with their software.  It is only for very easy returns.  I have never used it, but the reviews on the free efiling program are very good.   Either of these two websites should tell you everything you need to get your taxes done right!  Good luck!   happytobeme Sources: Professional experience   happytobeme's Recommendations TurboTax Federal Basic 2006 Win/Mac Amazon List Price: $19.95 Used from: $15.89 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5(based on 16 reviews) The Ernst & Young Tax Guide 2007 Amazon List Price: $16.95 Used from: $5.09 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5(based on 1 reviews) A few resources in case you decide to really get into it..... happytobeme 81 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Donahue]

Save yourself a whole bunch of time and speed up your refund I don't know if you will love it as much as I do but I use TurboTax online and it will ask you a series of questions that you answer and when you are done it adds all of the information to the correct forms in the correct places and does state and federal taxes for you.  If you have the money direct deposited(If you are getting a refund and I hope that you will) you will receive it much faster than if you file on paper forms and while there is a small charge for using it...it is well worth every penny in my opinion.   You could also go the library, post office or tax office, get the correct forms(state and federal tax booklets and someone can point you in the right directions when you get there.)  For federal taxes you probably only need a 1040 EZ or a 1040 unless you have some complicated tax stuff going on but if it is your first year maybe not...then you could fill in the blanks and mail it in but it takes longer and you still have to pay for your gas to get the forms in the first place.   Don't be intimidated though, the process is not that complicated once you get the hang of it and those tax places charge a fortune for what you could easily do for yourself.  I hope this helps, I tried to give you the exact link for Turbo tax below but if it doesn't work you can just go to www.turbotax.com and select "Online products" and you only need the basic version.  It used to not charge you the $29 or whatever if you met some income restrictions but I don't know if that is still the case!  Hope you get lots of money back!!!! Sources: http://turbotax.intuit.com/tax_products/online_products.jhtml;jsessionid=R4CMLE4M5H0OACQIAUVRX1QKBACRGF4K SOTWord 81 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.