So, you’ve prepared your estimated tax worksheet and it’s ready to go for the month of April. It looks perfect and all you have to do now is to file the tax return but, that’s not all.
There’s also additional documentation that needs to be filed with your tax return that you have not filed. One example of this would be if you are self-employed, you might also have to submit W-2s or 1099s. Many taxpayers like to keep this documentation handy and readily available as they can use it as a reference when it comes time to fill out the tax form in the future.
It doesn’t matter if you are a professional or an amateur tax preparer, if you keep track of all the forms you fill out on your estimated tax worksheet then you will be much more prepared than you would otherwise be. In fact, this information can be used to greatly reduce the amount of time that it takes to prepare a tax return.
Just think about how long it would take you to go through all the forms on your tax return and check each one of them to see if they have any mistakes or errors. Sure, it sounds easy but let’s just say that there are thousands of taxpayers who don’t do it.
In fact, you could make the process even longer by having to go through the additional tax forms. What’s worse is that some people don’t keep records of these forms so this makes things even worse because the second time around is often a complete waste of time and money.
Of course, as you can imagine, these errors and mistakes can cost you hundreds of dollars in unnecessary refunds or additional credits on your tax returns. The bottom line is that when it comes to preparing your estimated tax worksheet, whether you’re a professional or an amateur, you need to have a good recordof your records.
Because of this, most of us work on our own tax returns just so we can be sure that we are free of errors and of course so we can be prepared. But, when it comes to tax time and of course, tax returns, the best person to hire is a professional tax preparer.
You see, the problem with most tax preparation firms is that they are unable to completely prepare your tax return. Therefore, they can only give you a rough idea of what your taxes will be.
