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has anyone compared an in-person tax advisor to software like turbo tax?
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i have fairly simple tax returns and my experience was that turbotax software produced roughly the same result as human accountant and costs much less. the accountant was never able to find any deductions that the program couldn't find.  of course, if you have business, etc. you probably need an accountant to help you navigate all the rules, requirements, etc. but for simple enough cases i found that the additional pay is not justified.
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