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Hi @alwayda, in 2018 my husband kept putting off doing our taxes. I knew something was amiss, but he had not then been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
I filed for an extension with the IRS, paid what I thought we would owe, and purchased H&R Block software to try to do the taxes myself. Since we had some foreign source income, it was too difficult for me, and I wound up taking them to H&R Block in town.
We were assigned to a senior consultant who knows her stuff (that's important), and I've been taking them there ever since. I tried AARP one year, but they didn't have anyone certified in something we needed so I wound up taking them back to Block.
My husband just avoided doing them, and was relieved when he didn't have to.
H&R Block is going the route of more and more automated, electronic filing, etc. so sometimes the personal touch is missing. However now we get side by side comparisons of our taxes each year.
They always try to sell "Peace of Mind" for $50, a kind of insurance policy for if you ever get audited, but I don't go for that as it's redundant with the guarantees that come with their tax preparation.
Many thanks for sharing. Please give me details of how to reach & make appointment with HR Block for my Taxes? We live in Baltimore. Please help as soon as you can. Thanks, ksl.