Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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It's getting to the end of the year and am looking for a good tax preparer (CPA firm) that does taxes reasonably. I had a real good one prior to the move but not realistic to stay with them. Any good recommendations would help.
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John Tuminaro at Village Tax and Accounting is excellent. His phone number is 352-259-7053.
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AARP Tax Aide is a wonderful organization that provides free tax preparation and assistance. They will begin doing taxes again in February. Watch the Daily Sun for more information.
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Hundreds, maybe thousands of Villagers have their federal taxes prepared for free by AARP tax aides at several if the regional rec centers. All AARP tax preparers have passed training classes conducted by the IRS and many have been involved in the volunteer service for several years. I'm told they have an excellent record of successful filings for those that bring their documentation in for them to work with. They'll prepare your return quickly and "by the book". I've never heard a complaint about the AARP service.
Short of AARP, I'd recommend spending $50 or so and buying TurboTax to use on your computer in filing your own return. It's a step-by-step "interview" process wherein TurboTax leads you through all the income categories, then the deductions and tax credits, finally letting you file online. Filing online will get your refund deposited directly to your checking account in 7-10 days, much faster than filing paper returns. Before filing, TurboTax will let you compare your return to others in your income category and then double check for the completeness of all information. I've used TurboTax for years with perfect results.
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Thank you for the recommendations. I will definitely check them out. I did use Turbo Tax in the past but my finances got too complicated for it. perhaps I should rethink that agin too.
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New FL residents, please be aware that AARP in FL will not do state returns. Most paid preparers will not do state returns unless they do the federal return as well, as tax prep software requires federal information to be entered (which will then transfer appropriate info to state return.) Paid preparers cannot simply use an AARP return to transfer info. So if you use AARP and need a state return, be prepared to pay to have the federal return redone (although not refiled) in order to produce the state return.
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FL has no state return, but 43 states do...so most NEW Florida residents have to file a part-year or non-resident state return with previous home state. After you've been a resident for a full calendar year, you're off the hook usually (unless you own income-producing property in another state, etc.)
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Since FL has no state income tax, there is no state tax credit to claim on your federal return. So you claim sales tax credit instead.
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Tax returns are easy. How much money did you make last year? Just send it in!
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i was surprised and very happy with them for the last 3 years, will continue to use them for sure |
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