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Help with my taxes please!!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Bagels" data-source="post: 1088094" data-attributes="member: 43436"><p>... which makes you a tax cheat. As I wrote earlier, <u>enforced</u> tax laws clearly stipulate that in order for workwear to be deducted, they must not be suitable for everyday wear, even if they're dedicated for work. Even white collar employees cannot deduct suits, ties, shoes, etc. that they do not wear outside the office. I'm not writing this for toonertoo's benefit, but for the benefit of people who read BrownCafe and wrongly receive re-assurance that these items are deductible. I even had one driver tell me he drives a dedicated car to work because his CPA advised him it makes it a write off. Wrong. </p><p></p><p>All but a few UPSers have straight-forward taxes and should consider purchasing a program like TurboTax or HR Block at Home -- I've seen them advertised as low as $20, and most PTers / some drivers with lesser incomes qualify for free editions (many credit unions and small banks also offer free versions, or steeply discounted ones). CPAs and tax services have created a popular fallacy that they can create refunds. This is simply not true, and these programs will walk you through every possible deduction, ensuring your maximum refund. Even the most complicated taxes can be completed (with these programs) in less than a few hours -- and after you've done it once or twice, less than an hour. You should only seek the services of a CPA when you have really complicated taxes -- you commute out-of-state, on a jet, for work; you earn foreign income; you own 6 homes; etc. Few UPSers qualify <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" />.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bagels, post: 1088094, member: 43436"] ... which makes you a tax cheat. As I wrote earlier, [U]enforced[/U] tax laws clearly stipulate that in order for workwear to be deducted, they must not be suitable for everyday wear, even if they're dedicated for work. Even white collar employees cannot deduct suits, ties, shoes, etc. that they do not wear outside the office. I'm not writing this for toonertoo's benefit, but for the benefit of people who read BrownCafe and wrongly receive re-assurance that these items are deductible. I even had one driver tell me he drives a dedicated car to work because his CPA advised him it makes it a write off. Wrong. All but a few UPSers have straight-forward taxes and should consider purchasing a program like TurboTax or HR Block at Home -- I've seen them advertised as low as $20, and most PTers / some drivers with lesser incomes qualify for free editions (many credit unions and small banks also offer free versions, or steeply discounted ones). CPAs and tax services have created a popular fallacy that they can create refunds. This is simply not true, and these programs will walk you through every possible deduction, ensuring your maximum refund. Even the most complicated taxes can be completed (with these programs) in less than a few hours -- and after you've done it once or twice, less than an hour. You should only seek the services of a CPA when you have really complicated taxes -- you commute out-of-state, on a jet, for work; you earn foreign income; you own 6 homes; etc. Few UPSers qualify :). [/QUOTE]
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