[Gpsma]

I am a retired CPA. I have found that the vast majority of people do not need a CPA to prepare their taxes..any competent tax preparer can do the work. The only time anyone should hire a CPA is when they have very complicated returns or need tax advice or planning during the year.

I have used Turbotax for years and it works just fine. I was not a tax specialist but any CPA will tell that once you get those initials after your name it seems all your relatives and friends seem to find you around April 15th…so prepared many returns using Turbotax.

As one poster said, most cpa firms use tax software and your return will be prepared by a non cpa.

OP…if you are happy with your prior CPA why do you feel you need a local one if your taxes are fairly simple?