Six-month filing extension
Feb 16th 2018, 1:34 am
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Feb 16th 2018, 1:40 am
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Re: Six-month filing extension
We went to a public library in a nearby town, they had all the forms and instructions, state and IRS, in copious quantities. So now I have everything I need, I'll do the 1040 tomorrow. Should go pretty smoothly, as we don't have anything new this year 
Feb 16th 2018, 3:23 am
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Re: Six-month filing extension
Feb 16th 2018, 12:28 pm
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Re: Six-month filing extension
The eventual submission to IRS is a 1040, a Schedule B (and on occasions, some other supporting form or schedule.) Since I have last year's 1040 to guide me, I find the easiest and most direct way to file is simply manually fill in the 1040. Total cost is one first class stamp.
As I see it, the main time saving in using TurboTax or similar is you don't have to do the arithmetic, and you also don't have to do any of the "worksheets" that are contained within the 1040 instructions. But, since I've used the pen/paper method for the last several years, I find it easiest.
As I see it, the main time saving in using TurboTax or similar is you don't have to do the arithmetic, and you also don't have to do any of the "worksheets" that are contained within the 1040 instructions. But, since I've used the pen/paper method for the last several years, I find it easiest.
Feb 18th 2018, 3:32 pm
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Re: Six-month filing extension
The eventual submission to IRS is a 1040, a Schedule B (and on occasions, some other supporting form or schedule.) Since I have last year's 1040 to guide me, I find the easiest and most direct way to file is simply manually fill in the 1040. Total cost is one first class stamp.
As I see it, the main time saving in using TurboTax or similar is you don't have to do the arithmetic, and you also don't have to do any of the "worksheets" that are contained within the 1040 instructions. But, since I've used the pen/paper method for the last several years, I find it easiest.
As I see it, the main time saving in using TurboTax or similar is you don't have to do the arithmetic, and you also don't have to do any of the "worksheets" that are contained within the 1040 instructions. But, since I've used the pen/paper method for the last several years, I find it easiest.
