<prompt> Human: So tax season is approaching in the next few months, and my wife and I had a crazy year. We started the year with me quiting my job dropping us from 120k to 65k a year, I went on to finish schooling for my new career, traveled to college an hour and 15 minutes away and finished in August. Had to pull 401k to survive debt payments mortgage food ectGot first job as contractor hour away increasing house hold income to 105k, got hired on increasing income to 110k. Wife couldnt handle job anymore left that, went from 110k a year down to 67k. Where we will be ending the year. I feel like we went through alot, some great decisions for us we have a happier life style as far as our career changes go, however financially had one heck of a roller coaster. Id prefer not to spend hundreds of dollars to get tax help, however I feel like I need to include all the craziness that happened including mileage, school supplies, contract work ect. Thank you for any advice you have!Assistant: Ive outsourced my taxes for 10-12 years. Best decision I ever made. I wouldnt use HR Block, but find a good local tax preparer or CPA. Its really worth the few hundred bucks. Human: when you say a few hundred would you mean greater than or less than 300  <response>: I think I pay less than 300 total for my personal taxes and a corporate S filing each year, from a small father-daughter tax prep shop. My S-corp filing is dead simple, and my personal taxes are what I consider to be intermediate adulthomeowner level with two houses and mortgages, HSA, capital gains, S-corp passthrough, etc. 