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Ｗｈｅｎ ｉｔ ｃｏｍｅｓ ｔｉｍｅ ｔｏ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ａ ｆｅｗ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ ｏｐｔｉｏｎｓ. Ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ, ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｍａｎｕａｌｌｙ, ｕｓｉｎｇ ａ ｔａｘ ｓｏｆｔｗａｒｅ ｐａｃｋａｇｅ, ｏｒ ｕｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｓｏｆｔｗａｒｅ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｒｓ ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｚｅｄ ｂｙ ｔｈｅ Ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｌ Ｒｅｖｅｎｕｅ Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ (ＩＲＳ) ｆｏｒ ｆｉｌｉｎｇ ｅｌｅｃｔｒｏｎｉｃａｌｌｙ. Ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄ ａｓｋ ａ ｆｒｉｅｎｄ ｏｒ ｒｅｌａｔｉｖｅ ｗｈｏ ｈａｓ ｓｏｍｅ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ ｉｎ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ ｔｏ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ. Ｙｏｕ ｍａｙ ｑｕａｌｉｆｙ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ ｂｙ ａ ｖｏｌｕｎｔｅｅｒ ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎ. Ｏｒ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｈａｖｅ ａ ｐａｉｄ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｄｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ. Ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｄｏ ｄｅｐｅｎｄｓ ｏｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｏｗｎ ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ ｐｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ, ｈｏｗ ｃｏｍｐｌｉｃａｔｅｄ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｉｓ, ｈｏｗ ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｅｄ ｙｏｕ ｆｅｅｌ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｔｏ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｏｗｎ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ, ｗｈｏ ｈａｓ ｄｏｎｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐａｓｔ, ａｎｄ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ａｎｙ ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ ｔｈｉｓ ｙｅａｒ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｄｏｎｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｏｗｎ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐａｓｔ ａｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｆｅｅｌ ｃｏｍｆｏｒｔａｂｌｅ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｆｉｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ａｇａｉｎ ｔｈｉｓ ｙｅａｒ, ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｎｏ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ. Ａｌｓｏ, ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｓｏｆｔｗａｒｅ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｒｓ ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｚｅｄ ｂｙ ｔｈｅ ＩＲＳ ｆｏｒ ｉｔｓ ｅ-ｆｉｌｅ ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ ｏｎ ｉｔｓ ｗｅｂｓｉｔｅ ａｔ ｗｗｗ.ｉｒｓ.ｇｏｖ ｏｆｆｅｒ ｓｏｆｔｗａｒｅ ｔｈａｔ ｗｉｌｌ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌｌｙ ｇｕｉｄｅ ｙｏｕ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ, ａｓｋｉｎｇ ｙｏｕ ｔｈｅ ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ ｉｎ ｏｒｄｅｒ ｔｏ ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔｌｙ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｏｎｌｉｎｅ. Ｂｕｔ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｐｒｅｆｅｒ ｔｏ ｕｓｅ ａ ｐａｉｄ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ, ｙｏｕ ａｌｓｏ ｈａｖｅ ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ ｏｐｔｉｏｎｓ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｃａｒｅｆｕｌｌｙ ｅｖａｌｕａｔｅ. Ｔｙｐｅｓ ｏｆ Ｐａｉｄ Ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒｓ Ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ａ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｏｆ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ ｔｙｐｅｓ ｏｆ ｐａｉｄ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒｓ, ｗｉｔｈ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ ｌｅｖｅｌｓ ｏｆ ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ ａｎｄ ｃａｐａｂｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ, ｏｆｆｅｒｉｎｇ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ ｔｙｐｅｓ ｏｆ ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ. Ｔｈｅｉｒ ｐｒｉｃｅｓ ｃａｎ ａｌｓｏ ｖａｒｙ ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｂｌｙ. Ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌｓ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ ｔｏ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｔａｘｐａｙｅｒｓ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｔｈｅ ＩＲＳ, ｂｕｔ ｍａｎｙ ｐａｉｄ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒｓ ｄｏ ｎｏｔ. Ｔｈｅ ＩＲＳ ｄｏｅｓ ｎｏｔ ｃｅｒｔｉｆｙ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒｓ, ａｎｄ ａｎｙ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｃａｎ ｂｅ ａ ｐａｉｄ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ, ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｓｏｍｅ ｓｔａｔｅｓ ｓｕｃｈ ａｓ Ｃａｌｉｆｏｒｎｉａ ｈａｖｅ ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ ａｎｄ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｍｅｎｔｓ ｆｏｒ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒｓ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒｓ ｗｈｅｎ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ ａｎｄ ｓｉｇｎｅｄ ａ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｋｎｏｗ ｗａｓ ｗｒｏｎｇ, ｏｒ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｋｎｏｗｎ ｗａｓ ｗｒｏｎｇ, ｗｉｔｈ ｐｅｎａｌｔｉｅｓ ａｐｐｌｉｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈａｔ ｃａｓｅ. Ｌａｒｇｅ Ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ Ｃｈａｉｎｓ Ｔｈｅ ｌａｒｇｅ ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ ｃｈａｉｎｓ ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅ Ｈ&Ｒ Ｂｌｏｃｋ, Ｊａｃｋｓｏｎ Ｈｅｗｉｔｔ, Ｌｉｂｅｒｔｙ Ｔａｘ Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ ａｎｄ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ. Ｔｈｅｓｅ ｌａｒｇｅ ｆｉｒｍｓ ｗｉｌｌ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌｌｙ ｈａｖｅ ｓｔａｆｆ ｗｉｔｈ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ ｌｅｖｅｌｓ ｏｆ ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ. Ｔｈｅｙ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌｌｙ ｈａｖｅ ａ ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒｓ, ａｎｄ ｗｉｌｌ ｈａｖｅ ＣＰＡ'ｓ (Ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｅｄ Ｐｕｂｌｉｃ Ａｃｃｏｕｎｔａｎｔｓ) ａｎｄ ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ ｏｎ ｓｔａｆｆ ｗｈｏ ｃａｎ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｙｏｕ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｔｈｅ ＩＲＳ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｔｈｅ ｎｅｅｄ ａｒｉｓｅ. Ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｉｎｇ Ｆｉｒｍｓ Ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｉｎｇ ｆｉｒｍｓ ｃａｎ ｒａｎｇｅ ｆｒｏｍ ａ ｓｍａｌｌ ｌｏｃａｌ ｆｉｒｍ ｏｐｅｒａｔｅｄ ｂｙ ａ ＣＰＡ ｏｒ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｗｉｔｈ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ ｉｎ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ, ｕｐ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｌａｒｇｅ ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｉｎｇ ｆｉｒｍｓ, ｗｈｉｃｈ ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｉｚｅ ｉｎ ｍｏｒｅ ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ ｔａｘ ｍａｔｔｅｒｓ. Ａｒｅａｓ ｏｆ ｅｘｐｅｒｔｉｓｅ ａｎｄ ｆｅｅｓ ｃａｎ ｖａｒｙ ｓｕｂｓｔａｎｔｉａｌｌｙ, ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｌａｒｇｅ ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ ｆｉｒｍｓ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌｌｙ ｂｅｉｎｇ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｈａｎｄｌｅ ａｎｙ ｔｙｐｅ ｏｆ ｔａｘ ｍａｔｔｅｒ, ｂｕｔ ｃｈａｒｇｉｎｇ ｍｏｒｅ. ＣＰＡ'ｓ Ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｅｄ Ｐｕｂｌｉｃ Ａｃｃｏｕｎｔａｎｔｓ ａｒｅ ｌｉｃｅｎｓｅｄ ｂｙ ｅａｃｈ ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ ｓｔａｔｅ ｔｏ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｉｎｇ, ａｕｄｉｔｉｎｇ, ａｎｄ ｔａｘ ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ. Ｔｈｅｙ ｍｕｓｔ ｐａｓｓ ｔｈｅ ｕｎｉｆｏｒｍ ＣＰＡ ｅｘａｍ ａｎｄ ｈａｖｅ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ ｉｎ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｏｒｄｅｒ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｅｄ. Ｔｈｅｙ ｍｕｓｔ ａｌｓｏ ｍｅｅｔ ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｉｎｇ ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｍｅｎｔｓ ｉｎ ｏｒｄｅｒ ｔｏ ｒｅｔａｉｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｌｉｃｅｎｓｅ. ＣＰＡ'ｓ ａｒｅ ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｚｅｄ ｔｏ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｙｏｕ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｔｈｅ ＩＲＳ. Ｓｏｍｅ ＣＰＡ'ｓ ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｉｚｅ ｉｎ ｔａｘｅｓ ａｎｄ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ ｄｏ ｎｏｔ. ＣＰＡ'ｓ ｍａｙ ｗｏｒｋ ｉｎ ａｎ ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｉｎｇ ｆｉｒｍ ｏｒ ｍａｙ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｏｗｎ ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ. Ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ Ｓｏｍｅ ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｉｚｅ ｉｎ ｔａｘ ｌａｗ, ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ ｍａｙ ｂｅ ｃｏｎｃｅｎｔｒａｔｅｄ ｉｎ ａ ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ ａｒｅａ ｏｆ ｔａｘ ｌａｗ. Ｔｈｅｙ ｍａｙ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｏｒ ｍａｙ ｈｉｒｅ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｅｌｓｅ ｔｏ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ, ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｔｙ ｉｓ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌｌｙ ｔｏ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｔａｘｐａｙｅｒｓ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｔｈｅ ＩＲＳ ｏｒ ｉｎ ｔａｘ ｃｏｕｒｔ. Ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｅｄ Ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ Ｐｌａｎｎｅｒｓ Ｃｅｒｔｉｆｉｅｄ Ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ Ｐｌａｎｎｅｒｓ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌｌｙ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ ａｄｖｉｃｅ ａｎｄ ｃｏｕｎｓｅｌｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ ｆｉｎａｎｃｅｓ, ｉｎｖｅｓｔｍｅｎｔｓ, ｐｌａｎｎｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ｒｅｔｉｒｅｍｅｎｔ, ａｎｄ ｅｓｔａｔｅ ｐｌａｎｎｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｙ ｍａｙ ａｌｓｏ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ ｔａｘ ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ. Ｅｎｒｏｌｌｅｄ Ａｇｅｎｔｓ Ｅｎｒｏｌｌｅｄ ａｇｅｎｔｓ ｍｕｓｔ ｐａｓｓ ａ ｔａｘ ｅｘａｍ ｇｉｖｅｎ ｂｙ ｔｈｅ ＩＲＳ ａｎｄ ａｒｅ ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｚｅｄ ｔｏ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｙｏｕ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｔｈｅ ＩＲＳ ａｎｄ ｉｎ ｔａｘ ｃｏｕｒｔ. Ｔｈｅｙ ｍａｙ ｂｅ ｆｏｒｍｅｒ ＩＲＳ ａｇｅｎｔｓ ｗｈｏ ａｒｅ ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｅｄ ａｓ ｅｎｒｏｌｌｅｄ ａｇｅｎｔｓ ｂａｓｅｄ ｏｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｐａｓｔ ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ ａｎｄ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｃａｌ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ. Ｗｈａｔ ｔｏ Ｌｏｏｋ ｆｏｒ ｉｎ ａ Ｔａｘ Ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ｕｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｆｏｒ ｍａｎｙ ｙｅａｒｓ, ａｒｅ ｓａｔｉｓｆｉｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｈａｓ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐａｓｔ, ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ ａ ｎｏｔｉｃｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ＩＲＳ ｏｒ ｂｅｅｎ ａｕｄｉｔｅｄ, ａｎｄ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｉｓ ｂａｓｉｃａｌｌｙ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｙｅａｒ ａｆｔｅｒ ｙｅａｒ, ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ ｆｉｎｅ ｔｏ ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ. Ｔｈａｔ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｋｎｏｗｓ ｙｏｕｒ ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ, ｋｅｅｐｓ ｕｐ-ｔｏ-ｄａｔｅ ｏｎ ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｃｏｄｅ, ａｎｄ ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｈａｎｄｌｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｎｅｅｄｓ. Ｉｆ ｆｏｒ ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ ｒｅａｓｏｎ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｓａｔｉｓｆｉｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ ｙｏｕ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ ｌａｓｔ ｙｅａｒ, ｙｏｕ ｍｏｖｅ ｔｏ ａ ｎｅｗ ａｒｅａ, ｏｒ ｙｏｕｒ ｔａｘ ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ ｈａｓ ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｂｌｙ, ｙｏｕ ｍａｙ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｌｏｏｋ ｆｏｒ ａ ｎｅｗ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ. Ｈｏｗ ｙｏｕ ｓｅｌｅｃｔ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｗｉｌｌ ｄｅｐｅｎｄ ｏｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒ ｎｅｅｄｓ, ｔａｋｉｎｇ ｃｏｓｔ ｉｎｔｏ ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｔｉｏｎ. Ｙｏｕｒ Ｎｅｅｄｓ Ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｃｏｍｐｌｉｃａｔｅｄ ｙｏｕｒ ｔａｘ ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ, ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｅｘｐｅｒｔｉｓｅ ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｌｏｏｋ ｆｏｒ. Ｉｆ ｉｎ ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ ｔｏ ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ, ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ａｌｓｏ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ｔａｘ ａｄｖｉｃｅ, ｏｒ ｔａｘ ｐｌａｎｎｉｎｇ, ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｆｉｎｄ ａ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｅｄ ｔｏ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ ｔｈａｔ ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ. Ｙｏｕ ｍａｙ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ｆｉｌｅ ｓｔａｔｅ ａｎｄ ｌｏｃａｌ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎｓ ａｓ ｗｅｌｌ ａｓ ａ ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ, ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｙｏｕ ｃｈｏｏｓｅ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅａｂｌｅ ｉｎ ｐｒｅｐａｒｉｎｇ ａｌｌ ａｐｐｌｉｃａｂｌｅ ｒｅｔｕｒｎｓ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ａｕｄｉｔｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐａｓｔ, ｏｒ ｈａｄ ｓｏｍｅ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ ｔｈａｔ ｎｅｅｄｅｄ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｒｅｓｏｌｖｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ＩＲＳ, ｙｏｕ ｍａｙ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｃｈｏｏｓｅ ａ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｗｈｏ ｉｓ ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｚｅｄ ｔｏ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｙｏｕ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｔｈｅ ＩＲＳ, ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｔｈａｔ ｂｅ ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ. Ｔｈｉｓ ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ ａ ＣＰＡ, ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ, ｏｒ ｅｎｒｏｌｌｅｄ ＩＲＳ ａｇｅｎｔ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ａｌｌ ｙｏｕｒ ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ｉｎ ｇｏｏｄ ｏｒｄｅｒ, ｙｏｕ ｍａｙ ｊｕｓｔ ｎｅｅｄ ａ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｗｈｏ ｋｎｏｗｓ ｈｏｗ ｔｏ ｐｕｔ ｔｈａｔ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ｉｎｔｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ. Ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｔｒａｒｙ, ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ａ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ, ｆｏｒ ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ, ａｎｄ ｎｅｅｄ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｔｏ ｇｏ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｃｏｒｄｓ ａｎｄ ｄｏ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｌｉｍｉｎａｒｙ ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｉｎｇ ｗｏｒｋ ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ ｔｏ ｂｅ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ, ｙｏｕ ｍａｙ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｕｓｅ ａ ＣＰＡ ｏｒ ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｅｄ ａｃｃｏｕｎｔａｎｔ. Ｃｏｓｔ Ｍｏｓｔ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒｓ ｗｉｌｌ ｃｈａｒｇｅ ｏｎ ａｎ ｈｏｕｒｌｙ ｂａｓｉｓ ｏｒ ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｆｏｒｍｓ ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｆｉｌｅ. Ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｓｃｈｅｄｕｌｅｓ ｙｏｕｒ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｓ, ｔｈｅ ｈｉｇｈｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｓｔ ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ. Ｃｏｓｔ ｉｓ ａｌｓｏ ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｌｅｖｅｌ ｏｆ ｅｘｐｅｒｔｉｓｅ. Ａ ｍｏｒｅ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｄ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ, ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｈｉｇｈｅｒ ｌｅｖｅｌ ｏｆ ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ, ｗｉｌｌ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌｌｙ ｃｈａｒｇｅ ｍｏｒｅ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｉｓ ｆａｉｒｌｙ ｓｉｍｐｌｅ, ｙｏｕ ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｎｅｅｄ ａ ｈｉｇｈｅｒ ｐｒｉｃｅｄ ＣＰＡ ｏｒ ｔａｘ ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ. Ｂｕｔ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｔｒａｒｙ, ｉｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｉｓ ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ, ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｍａｋｅ ｓｕｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｉｓ ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅａｂｌｅ ａｎｄ ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｅｄ. Ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ ｔｏ ｐａｙ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ ｙｏｕ ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅ, ｂｕｔ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｐａｙ ｆｏｒ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ. Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ ｔｏ Ａｓｋ Ｙｏｕｒ ｐｒｉｍａｒｙ ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｔｏ ｆｉｎｄ ａ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｗｈｏ ｋｎｏｗｓ ｔａｘｅｓ, ｉｓ ｕｐ-ｔｏ-ｄａｔｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｌａｔｅｓｔ ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ ｉｎ ｔａｘ ｌａｗｓ, ａｎｄ ｗｈｏ ｉｓ ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅａｂｌｅ ａｎｄ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｄ ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒ ｎｅｅｄｓ. Ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ａｓｋ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ'ｓ ｏｖｅｒａｌｌ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ, ａｎｄ ａｂｏｕｔ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ａｒｅａ ｔｈａｔ ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｓ ｙｏｕ, ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｉｔ ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｓ ｉｔｅｍｉｚｅｄ ｄｅｄｕｃｔｉｏｎｓ, ｃａｐｉｔａｌ ｇａｉｎｓ, ｉｎｃｏｍｅ ａｎｄ ｅｘｐｅｎｓｅｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｒｅｎｔａｌ ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｉｅｓ, ｉｎｃｏｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｓｅｌｆ-ｅｍｐｌｏｙｍｅｎｔ ｏｒ ａ ｓｍａｌｌ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ, ｏｒ ａｎｙ ｏｔｈｅｒ ａｒｅａ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ ｔｏ ｆｉｌｉｎｇ ａ ｓｔａｔｅ ｏｒ ｌｏｃａｌ ｉｎｃｏｍｅ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ, ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ａｓｋ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｉｓ ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅａｂｌｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｆｉｌｉｎｇ ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｍｅｎｔｓ ａｎｄ ｈａｓ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ ｉｎ ｆｉｌｉｎｇ ｓｔａｔｅ ａｎｄ ｌｏｃａｌ ｒｅｔｕｒｎｓ. Ｙｏｕ ｍａｙ ｈａｖｅ ｗｏｒｋｅｄ ｉｎ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ｏｎｅ ｓｔａｔｅ ｄｕｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｙｅａｒ, ｏｒ ｈａｖｅ ｔａｘａｂｌｅ ｉｎｃｏｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ｏｎｅ ｓｔａｔｅ, ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｙｏｕ ｃｈｏｏｓｅ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｔｅ ａｎｄ ｌｏｃａｌ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎｓ ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｆｉｌｅ. Ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄ ａｓｋ ｗｈｏ ｗｉｌｌ ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ ｂｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ, ａｎｄ ｗｈａｔ ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ ｔｈａｔ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｈａｓ. Ｙｏｕ ｍｉｇｈｔ ａｓｋ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｆｉｒｍ'ｓ ｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ ｐｒｏｇｒａｍ ａｎｄ ｈｏｗ ｔｈｅｙ ｋｅｅｐ ｕｐ ｔｏ ｄａｔｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｌａｔｅｓｔ ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ ａｎｄ ｍｏｄｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｌａｗｓ. Ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄ ａｓｋ ｈｏｗ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ ｒｅｖｉｅｗｅｄ, ａｎｄ ｗｈｏ ｗｉｌｌ ｒｅｖｉｅｗ ｉｔ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｆｅｅｌ ｙｏｕ ｍａｙ ｎｅｅｄ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ, ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ａｓｋ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｏｒ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｍ ｉｓ ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｚｅｄ ｔｏ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｙｏｕ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｔｈｅ ＩＲＳ, ａｎｄ ｗｈａｔ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｖｅ ｉｎ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｉｎｇ ｔａｘｐａｙｅｒｓ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ｔａｘ ａｄｖｉｃｅ ｏｒ ｔａｘ ｐｌａｎｎｉｎｇ, ｉｎ ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ, ａｓｋ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｆｉｒｍ ｏｆｆｅｒｓ ｔｈｉｓ ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ ａｎｄ ｉｎｑｕｉｒｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ. Ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎｓ ｔｏ Ｓｅｔ Ｂｅ ｓｕｒｅ ｔｏ ａｓｋ ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｔｏ ｃａｌｌ ｙｏｕ ｉｆ ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ａｎｙ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｒ ｉｆ ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ｉｓ ｎｅｅｄｅｄ. Ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｍａｋｅ ａｎｙ ａｓｓｕｍｐｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｒ ｃｏｎｃｌｕｓｉｏｎｓ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｃｏｎｓｕｌｔｉｎｇ ｙｏｕ. Ｉｆ ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ａｎｙ ｅｌｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｍａｄｅ ｒｅｇａｒｄｉｎｇ ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｉｎｇ ｍｅｔｈｏｄｓ ｏｒ ｔａｘ ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔｓ, ｙｏｕｒ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｏｐｔｉｏｎｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ, ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｙｅａｒ ｆｏｒ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｉｓ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｆｉｌｅｄ ａｓ ｗｅｌｌ ａｓ ｉｎ ｆｕｔｕｒｅ ｙｅａｒｓ. Ｂｅ ｃｌｅａｒ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｏｗ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｉｓ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｆｉｌｅｄ, ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｅｌｅｃｔｒｏｎｉｃａｌｌｙ ｏｒ ｍａｎｕａｌｌｙ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｉｓ ｆｉｌｅｄ ｅｌｅｃｔｒｏｎｉｃａｌｌｙ, ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ ｔｈｅ ＰＩＮ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｕｓｅｄ ｔｏ ｅｌｅｃｔｒｏｎｉｃａｌｌｙ ｓｉｇｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ. Ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈ ｔｈｅ ｄａｔｅ ｏｎ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｄ ａｎｄ ｒｅａｄｙ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｆｉｌｅｄ. Ａｓｋ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｔｏ ｎｏｔｉｆｙ ｙｏｕ ｉｆ ａｎｙ ｄｅｌａｙｓ ａｒｅ ｆｏｒｅｓｅｅｎ. Ｔｈｅ ｃｌｏｓｅｒ ｙｏｕ ｇｅｔ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｆｉｌｉｎｇ ｄｅａｄｌｉｎｅ, ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒｓ ｍａｙ ｂｅ ｖｅｒｙ ｂｕｓｙ. Ｉｆ ｉｔ ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ ｔｏ ｆｉｌｅ ａ ｒｅｑｕｅｓｔ ｆｏｒ ａｎ ｅｘｔｅｎｓｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｉｍｅ ｔｏ ｆｉｌｅ, ｂｅ ｓｕｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｋｎｏｗ ｗｉｔｈ ｓｕｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ ａｄｖａｎｃｅ ｎｏｔｉｃｅ. Ｂｅ ｓｕｒｅ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ａ ｃｏｎｔａｃｔ ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｃａｌｌ ａｆｔｅｒ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ ｆｉｌｅｄ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅ ａ ｎｏｔｉｃｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ＩＲＳ, ｙｏｕ ｍａｙ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ａｓｋ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｏｗ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｗａｓ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ ａｎｄ ｈｏｗ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ｆｉｇｕｒｅｓ ｏｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｗｅｒｅ ｃａｌｃｕｌａｔｅｄ. Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｅｖｅｎｔ ｏｆ ａｎ ＩＲＳ ａｕｄｉｔ, ｙｏｕ ｍａｙ ａｌｓｏ ｗａｎｔ ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｆｉｒｍ ｔｏ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｙｏｕ. Ｗｈａｔ ｔｏ Ｗａｔｃｈ Ｏｕｔ Ｆｏｒ Ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｓｅｌｅｃｔ ａ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｂａｓｅｄ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ａｂｏｖｅ-ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｅｄ ｃｒｉｔｅｒｉａ, ｔａｋｉｎｇ ｉｎｔｏ ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒ ｎｅｅｄｓ, ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌｌｙ ｗａｔｃｈ ｏｕｔ ｆｏｒ. Ｇｕａｒａｎｔｅｅｄ Ｒｅｆｕｎｄ Ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｗａｒｙ ｏｆ ａ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｗｈｏ ｇｕａｒａｎｔｅｅｓ ｙｏｕ ａ ｒｅｆｕｎｄ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ａｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ. Ｔｏ ｐｒｏｐｅｒｌｙ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｗｉｌｌ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｓｅｅ ｙｏｕｒ Ｗ-2 ｆｏｒｍｓ, 1099 ａｎｄ 1098 ｆｏｒｍｓ, ａｎｄ ａｌｌ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｉｎｃｏｍｅ ａｎｄ ｅｘｐｅｎｓｅｓ. Ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ａｌｓｏ ａｓｋ ｙｏｕ ａ ｓｅｒｉｅｓ ｏｆ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ ｔｏ ｅｎｓｕｒｅ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ ｏｒ ｓｈｅ ｈａｓ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ, ａｎｄ ｈａｓ ｔａｋｅｎ ｉｎｔｏ ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｔｉｏｎ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｔｓ ｔｈａｔ ａｆｆｅｃｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ. Ｉｆ ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｙｅａｒ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｄｏｅｓ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ, ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ ｂｅ ａｓｋｅｄ ｆｏｒ ａ ｃｏｐｙ ｏｆ ｌａｓｔ ｙｅａｒ'ｓ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ. Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｒｅｌｙ ｓｏｌｅｌｙ ｏｎ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｒｅｐｏｒｔｅｄ ｌａｓｔ ｙｅａｒ, ａｎｄ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ａｓｋ ｙｏｕ ｔｈｅ ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ ｔｏ ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅ ｗｈａｔ ｈａｓ ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｔａｘ ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｉｓ ｙｅａｒ. Ｏｂｔａｉｎｉｎｇ ａ Ｌａｒｇｅｒ Ｒｅｆｕｎｄ ｔｈａｎ Ｙｏｕ Ｃｏｕｌｄ ｗｉｔｈ Ｏｔｈｅｒ Ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒｓ Ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｌａｗｓ ａｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｆｏｒ ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ, ａｎｄ ａｌｌ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒｓ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｂａｓｅｄ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｌａｗｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ｙｏｕ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ. Ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ ａ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｗｈｏ ｃｌａｉｍｓ ｔｏ ｂｅ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｏｂｔａｉｎ ａ ｂｉｇｇｅｒ ｒｅｆｕｎｄ ｔｈａｎ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒｓ ｃａｎ. Ｎｅｖｅｒｔｈｅｌｅｓｓ, ｉｔ ｍａｙ ｂｅ ｔｒｕｅ ｔｈａｔ ｓｏｍｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒｓ ａｒｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈ ｉｎ ａｓｋｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ ａｎｄ ｒｅｑｕｅｓｔｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｒｉｇｈｔ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔｉｎｇ ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ ｉｎ ｏｒｄｅｒ ｔｏ ｏｂｔａｉｎ ａｌｌ ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ ｄｅｄｕｃｔｉｏｎｓ ａｎｄ ｃｒｅｄｉｔｓ. Ａ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｗｈｏ ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ａｓ ｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈ, ｏｒ ｗｈｏ ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ａｓ ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅａｂｌｅ ｏｒ ｕｐ-ｔｏ-ｄａｔｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｌａｔｅｓｔ ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ ｉｎ ｔａｘ ｌａｗｓ ｍａｙ ｏｖｅｒｌｏｏｋ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ｄｅｄｕｃｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｒ ｃｒｅｄｉｔｓ ｆｏｒ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｙｏｕ ｑｕａｌｉｆｙ. Ｃｏｎｔｉｎｇｅｎｔ Ｆｅｅｓ Ｔｈｅ ｆｅｅ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｃｈａｒｇｅｓ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ａ ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ ｆｅｅ ｂａｓｅｄ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｆｏｒｍｓ ａｎｄ ｓｃｈｅｄｕｌｅｓ ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｆｉｌｅ, ａｎｄ ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ａｎ ｈｏｕｒｌｙ ｆｅｅ ｉｆ ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｉｎｇ ｗｏｒｋ ｉｓ ｎｅｅｄｅｄ ｔｏ ａｓｓｅｍｂｌｅ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ. Ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｗａｒｙ ｏｆ ａ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｗｈｏ ｃｈａｒｇｅｓ ａ ｆｅｅ ｂａｓｅｄ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ａｍｏｕｎｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｆｕｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｏｂｔａｉｎ, ｏｒ ｗｈｏ ａｇｒｅｅｓ ｔｏ ｓｈａｒｅ ｉｎ ａｎｙ ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ ｒｅｆｕｎｄ. Ｔｈｉｓ ｃａｎ ｌｅａｄ ｔｏ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎａｂｌｅ ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅｓ ａｎｄ ａｇｇｒｅｓｓｉｖｅ ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｌａｗ ｏｒ ｔａｘ ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔｓ ｔｈａｔ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｃａｕｓｅ ｙｏｕ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ. Ｎｏｔ Ｒｅｑｕｅｓｔｉｎｇ Ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ ｏｒ Ａｓｋｉｎｇ Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ Ｙｏｕｒ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ ｂａｓｅｄ ｏｎ ｆａｃｔｕａｌ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ａｎｄ ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ. Ａ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｒｅｑｕｅｓｔ ａｌｌ ｙｏｕｒ Ｗ-2'ｓ, 1099 ａｎｄ 1098 ｆｏｒｍｓ, ｒｅｃｅｉｐｔｓ ａｎｄ ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｔａｘ-ｄｅｄｕｃｔｉｂｌｅ ｅｘｐｅｎｓｅｓ, ａｎｄ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ａｓｋ ｙｏｕ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ. Ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ａｓｋｓ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｅｓｔ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｓ ｉｎ ｍｉｎｄ, ｉｎ ｏｒｄｅｒ ｔｏ ｃｌａｉｍ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｄｅｄｕｃｔｉｏｎｓ ａｎｄ ｃｒｅｄｉｔｓ ｆｏｒ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｙｏｕ ｑｕａｌｉｆｙ, ａｎｄ ｔｏ ｒｅｐｏｒｔ ａｌｌ ｙｏｕｒ ｉｎｃｏｍｅ ｉｎ ｏｒｄｅｒ ｔｏ ａｖｏｉｄ ａｎｙ ｓｕｂｓｅｑｕｅｎｔ ｐｅｎａｌｔｉｅｓ, ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ, ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ ｔａｘｅｓ, ｏｒ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ＩＲＳ. Ｂｅ ｗａｒｙ ｏｆ ａ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｗｈｏ ｏｆｆｅｒｓ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｔｈｉｓ ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ, ｏｒ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ａｓｋｉｎｇ ｙｏｕ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ. Ａｎｄ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｓｉｇｎ ａ ｂｌａｎｋ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｆｏｒｍ. Ｍａｋｉｎｇ Ｕｐ Ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔｉｎｇ Ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔｓ ｏｒ Ａｇｇｒｅｓｓｉｖｅ Ｔａｘ Ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈｅｓ Ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｏｆｆｅｒ ｔｏ ｍａｋｅ ｕｐ ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔｓ ｔｏ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ. Ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ ｂａｓｅｄ ｏｎ ｏｂｊｅｃｔｉｖｅ, ｔｈｉｒｄ-ｐａｒｔｙ ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔｓ ａｎｄ ｖｅｒｉｆｉａｂｌｅ ｄａｔａ. Ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｗａｒｙ ｏｆ ａ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｗｈｏ ｃｌａｉｍｓ ｔｏ ｔａｋｅ ａｎ ａｇｇｒｅｓｓｉｖｅ ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ ｉｎ ｏｒｄｅｒ ｔｏ ｇｅｔ ｙｏｕ ａ ｂｉｇｇｅｒ ｒｅｆｕｎｄ ｏｒ ｒｅｄｕｃｅ ｔｈｅ ａｍｏｕｎｔ ｏｆ ｔａｘ ｙｏｕ ｏｗｅ. Ａｎ ａｇｇｒｅｓｓｉｖｅ ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｌｅａｄ ｔｏ ａｎ ＩＲＳ ｒｅｖｉｅｗ ｏｒ ａｕｄｉｔ, ａｎｄ ｉｆ ｆｒａｕｄｕｌｅｎｔ ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅｓ ａｒｅ ｅｎｃｏｕｎｔｅｒｅｄ, ｔｈｅ ｐｅｎａｌｔｉｅｓ ａｒｅ ｓｅｖｅｒｅ. Ｎｏｔ Ｓｉｇｎｉｎｇ Ｙｏｕｒ Ｒｅｔｕｒｎ Ａ ｐａｉｄ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｍｕｓｔ ｓｉｇｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ. Ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｕｓｅ ａｎｙ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｗｈｏ ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｓｉｇｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ａｎｄ ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｅ ｈｉｓ ｏｒ ｈｅｒ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｓｅｃｕｒｉｔｙ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ, ｏｒ ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｒ ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ. Ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ａｌｓｏ ｇｉｖｅ ｙｏｕ ａ ｃｏｐｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ａｎｄ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ ｙｏｕ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｄ ｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｉｎｃｏｍｅ ａｎｄ ｅｘｐｅｎｓｅｓ. Ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｃｌａｒｉｆｙ ｔｈｉｓ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ａｇｒｅｅｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ. Ｉｎ Ｃａｓｅ ｏｆ Ｄｏｕｂｔ Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ａｎｙ ｄｏｕｂｔｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ａ ｔａｘ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ, ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｃｈｅｃｋ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ Ｂｅｔｔｅｒ Ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ Ｂｕｒｅａｕ ｔｏ ｓｅｅ ｉｆ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｈａｓ ａｎｙ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎａｂｌｅ ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ. Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｃａｓｅ ｏｆ ａ ＣＰＡ, ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｃｈｅｃｋ ｔｈｅ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ'ｓ ｓｔａｔｕｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｔｅ ｂｏａｒｄ ｏｆ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ ａｃｃｏｕｎｔａｎｃｙ. Ｆｏｒ ａｎ ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙ ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｃｈｅｃｋ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｔｅ ｂａｒ ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ. Ａｎｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｃａｓｅ ｏｆ ｅｎｒｏｌｌｅｄ ａｇｅｎｔｓ, ｙｏｕ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｃｈｅｃｋ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ＩＲＳ Ｏｆｆｉｃｅ ｏｆ Ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ Ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ. Ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ Ｔａｘｐａｙｅｒｓ ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ ａｒｅ ｕｌｔｉｍａｔｅｌｙ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｌｅ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ｒｅｐｏｒｔｅｄ ｏｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎｓ, ｒｅｇａｒｄｌｅｓｓ ｏｆ ｗｈｏ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ. Ｔｈｅ ｔａｘ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｃａｎ ｏｎｌｙ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｂａｓｅｄ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ｙｏｕ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ, ａｎｄ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｕｐ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｓｕｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ ａｌｌ ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｉｎ ｄｏｕｂｔ ａｓ ｔｏ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ｈａｓ ａｎ ｅｆｆｅｃｔ ｏｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ, ｉｔ ｉｓ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｔｏ ｌｅｔ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｒ ｋｎｏｗ ｉｎ ｏｒｄｅｒ ｔｏ ｍａｋｅ ｔｈａｔ ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎ. |
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