Best tax filing services and tax prep strategies for 2025?
Looking to file my taxes and wondering what services everyone is using this year? Had some issues last year and want to make sure I choose the right one this time around.
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Diego Chavez
Tax professional here - honestly it depends on your situation. If you've got a simple return (W2 only) any of the major services (TurboTax, H&R Block, TaxAct) will work fine. But if you've got 1099s, investments, or business income, you might want a CPA or EA.
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NeonNebula
What's the price range for a decent CPA these days? 🤔
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Diego Chavez
Usually $250-500 for personal returns, can go up to $1000+ if you have complex situations or business income
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NeonNebula
oof thats steep but prob worth it to avoid headaches later 😩
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Anastasia Kozlov
Just a heads up - whatever service you use, make sure to save copies of your transcripts and run them through taxr.ai. It's only $1 and will tell you exactly what's happening with your refund and if there might be any issues. Saved me so much stress last year! https://taxr.ai
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Sean Kelly
Never heard of taxr.ai before. How accurate is it? Does it actually help predict refund dates?
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Anastasia Kozlov
Its literally a game changer! The AI reads your entire transcript and breaks everything down in plain english. Shows all processing dates, codes, and gives you a really accurate timeline 💯
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Sean Kelly
Just tried it and WOW... wish I knew about this sooner! Finally understand whats actually happening with my refund instead of just guessing 🙌
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Zara Mirza
FreeTaxUSA all the way! Been using them for 3 years now. Way cheaper than TurboTax and does the same thing tbh
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Luca Russo
This is the way 👆 saved so much money switching from turbo
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Nia Harris
i tried doing it myself last year and totally messed up lol. paying for h&r block this time, not tryna play games with the irs 🤡
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GalaxyGazer
CashApp Tax (formerly Credit Karma) is completely free and pretty good if ur return isnt complicated
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Mateo Sanchez
they dont support all forms tho, found out the hard way
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Aisha Mahmood
anyone else notice how expensive turbotax has gotten?? straight highway robbery fr
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Ethan Moore
Facts! They be hitting you with those surprise fees at the end too 🤮
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