04-13-2007, 09:42 PM
I've done my federal and one of my two states-- the other of the two isn't due for another month, but I'll probably do it this weekend anyway. I did NOT use any of the online filing options, for two reasons:
1) I'm still not sure I'm thrilled with the idea of some third-party company (TaxAct, etc.) having all my financial info
2) It seems like the move is to go online, and in the process, to either collect your information and/or to charge you something. (And not cheaply, I might add-- H&R wants $25-35 for online filing.) Well, some of us luddites will still prefer having things in paper form, and refuse to pay additional, for something that ought to be free.
So... instead what I did was download the *free* H&R software, and use it to print out a paper return for the federal, then do the state by hand.
1) I'm still not sure I'm thrilled with the idea of some third-party company (TaxAct, etc.) having all my financial info
2) It seems like the move is to go online, and in the process, to either collect your information and/or to charge you something. (And not cheaply, I might add-- H&R wants $25-35 for online filing.) Well, some of us luddites will still prefer having things in paper form, and refuse to pay additional, for something that ought to be free.
So... instead what I did was download the *free* H&R software, and use it to print out a paper return for the federal, then do the state by hand.