CPA versus Tech Support
Hello, I guess my taxes are a bit complicated. I work in film and tv, married with kids, and I often have 1099, W2, and everything in between. I have a CASH PASS TROUGH LLC, I had a rental home with a property manger, I charge clients a "kit rental" for jobs using my computers and I sometimes work in more than one state.. Sometimes 3. I also will work W2 and I will sometimes collect unemployment in-between GIGS
I usually end up getting gouged by accountants to the point of my accounting fees are more than my taxes. I can't afford it anymore.
I am pretty tech savvy and can read through IRS forms, so I decided to do FreeTaxUSA this year. I have more than one year of taxes I am dealing with so I assumed it would be good for that purpose as well.
As I get deeper into doing my first year I am running into a lot of head scratches with depreciations, P/L that I could understand or get walked through with a little help.
I am willing to pay for CPA time, but I can't afford to pay them for the busy work I could do. I kinda also need someone to look at my last tax year to know exactly how to best do my taxes.
- Is there a CPA as part of FreeTaxUSA I can talk with on the phone or in realtime?
- Are my taxes too complicated to use FreeTaxUSA?
- Can a CPA log into my FreeTaxUSA account and fix the **** I messed up?
- Can I upload a filed return to somewhere and show someone how my taxes have been done so we aren't re-inventing the wheel?
- Is there a way to quickly REDACT my SS, Name and Address on my previous tax returns so I can post them without worry?
THANK YOU!!
HERE is a list of what I submitted for my last filed year.
Form 1040 | 2020 U.S. Individual Income Tax Return |
|---|---|
Form 1040-ES | Estimated Tax Payment Vouchers |
Form 1040-V | Payment Voucher |
Schedule 1 | Additional Income and Adjustments to Income |
Schedule 2 | Additional Taxes |
Schedule 3 | Additional Credits and Payments |
Schedule C | Profit or Loss From Business |
Schedule E | ipplemental Income and Loss |
Schedule SE | Self-Employment Tax |
Form 2210 | Inderpayment of Estimated Tax |
Form 2441 | Child and Dependent Care Credit |
Form 4562 | epreciation and Amortization |
Form 5695 | Residential Energy Credits |
Form 8582 | Passive Activity Loss Limitations |
Form 8829 | Expenses for Business Use of Your Home |
Form 8867 | Paid Preparer's Due Diligence Checklist |
Form 8879 | IRS e-file Signature Authorization |
Form 8995 | Qualified Business Income Deduction Vehicle Expense Worksheet Depreciation Schedules |
Thank You?
Comments
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FreeTaxUSA offer Pro Support, and they would be able to look into your account and see what you've already filled in. I don't know that it would be as comprehensive as a CPA, but their Pro offer page says "Experts standing by: When you have a specific question, you'll be able to schedule a call with a Tax Pro." which sounds like it might be useful in your case.
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Just give your CPA your user name and password and have him sign in and take a look at your unfinished Tax return so far.
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I don’t have a CPA, that’s the problem. I was hoping to have a CPA from TaxFreeUSA to look at it.
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CPAs will use software similar to FreeTaxUSA to file your taxes, and it sounds like you could probably do your own taxes, if you had a little help the first year. It will get easier each year.
FreeTaxUSA's Pro support offers appointments with EAs and CPAs. You'll set up your appointment by starting a chat in the software.
At this point in the tax season, you'll want to file an extension and pay any taxes you think you'll owe, then schedule to talk with a Pro after April 15th.0
