Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:24:45 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>
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>> I use Turbo Tax. Used to be
>> free for military people but it's not any more. I can't see why
>> anyone would need help. It's pretty self explainatory.
>>
>
> You've not seen much of the world then. I know of thousands of people
> that cannot comprehend checkbooks, bank accounts, tax forms, etc. Take
> a ride down the street, open your eyes, and you will see many of them.
> I'd bet 90% of minimum wage workers cannot do the 1040EZ either on
> line or on paper. They fall prey to overpriced tax services and that
> is why I do the forms for some people for free.
>
That's pretty insulting. I worked for less than minimum wage for a few
years when I was living on Cape Cod. Yes, I could have gotten a higher wage
job if I had left the Cape or even drove further down the Cape. But... The
job was more to give me something to do and less about the money. I didn't
really need the money then. So a person's wage has nothing to do with their
intelligence.

When I was first married, I did go to H & R Block to do the taxes only
because my husband said I should. He said I wouldn't know how to do them
because the military stuff would be confusing. But... The tax person there
didn't know how to use their computer and I had to show them how.

Then we moved to CA. Still went to H & R Block. That person did know how
to use the computer but didn't understand my husband's investments. I had
to help them input the information into the computer. So I was like...
Uh... Something is VERY wrong with this picture! They have some kind of
easy to use software. Now if I had that same software, *I* could do that.
I don't need THEM!

I don't know when they first came out with Turbotax or other at home
software but that was the first I was aware of it. Had I known sooner, I
probably would have turned to it sooner.

I do have a friend who does not have a computer and she has people she knows
do her taxes for her. Heck I would even do it for her if she lived closer,
but she doesn't.

I really do find it hard to believe that the vast majority can not file
taxes. It's truly not hard.

> One reason the problem exists is because of people like you that don't
> know it exists and don't care to be of any help with it.

I just said I would do my friend's taxes. My daughter is in Special Ed.
I'll bet *she* could do taxes. She can follow instructions.