If you're in Arizona, About.com's Arizona Tax Forms and Filing has some good information on filing your 2009 taxes, especially if you are planning to file an extension. We decided to file an extension again this year, even though we are anticipating a refund. I know, I know. June Walker actually thinks it's a good idea to file an extension, here's a snippet of what she has to say on the subject: THE BENEFITS OF FILING AFTER APRIL 15 Ignore… Read the rest

Last night, we were trying to get AJ's income tax return submitted by e-file. I found the box for TaxCut and entered the code… but I got a message that the code was invalid. I tried again. So then I started looking at the box more carefully, and realized that it was last year's software! No wonder the number was wrong! Then I started looking and looking for this year's software. I couldn't find it. I went through everything on… Read the rest

Most people don't want have the inclination or time to learn everything about filing their taxes like Frugal Babe (although I am the same and want to do it myself, too) and feel more comfortable trusting a “professional”.  However, even if you have someone else do your taxes, it is important to take a few minutes and make sure everything is correct.  Miranda from Financial Highway has Top 10 Common Filing Mistakes which you can use as a guide to… Read the rest