02/03 - Tingly Thursday

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/taxcaster/

I'm doing taxcaster from turbo tax now. did you have to pay turbotax to file? they have a free kind but in the past it wasn't for mturk workers.

 

taxcaster says I will get a $6.00 income tax refund. so I think I was right @WalledPillow

 

Wait, why is it only $6?

I did pay for turbotax, like 40 dollars, but now I see if you meet certain requirements, like qualifying for EITC, you can free file schedule C through IRS free file on these sites https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/browse-all-offers/ but it looks weird because I've never heard of any of these sites before lol. But now that I know, I think I'd go back and figure out how to do it free next time

 

I don't use Turbo Tax but I did read they have opted out of the IRS's free file program.

 

Qual/Screener!

Yuval [A18CN0J439KQXS] Describe a person with context in an image (30-60 sec per HIT) (for Qualification) - $0.10 | PANDA

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test of new requester.

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Sandeep Mishra [A1RRLS1JR7YXMV] The experience of disadvantage in life and at work(~ 45 minutes) - $4.50 | PANDA

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This took FOREVER same questions over and over and over and over and over. And OVER.

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did they say why they opted out?

 

idk why it said $6. $10,000 made on mturk, no other income, no kids, no dependents, 0 to all the things.

 

I don't remember but they released the news last year.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/taxes/2022/01/06/turbotax-free-tax-return-irs/9114118002/

 

IU School of Informatics [A1YL61V5P4MXM3] 20 minutes academic study ($3 payment) - $3.00 | PANDA

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Sandeep Mishra [A1RRLS1JR7YXMV] The experience of disadvantage in life and at work(~ 45 minutes) - $4.50 | PANDA

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holy crap

 

No way, sorry that happened.

 

*tries to do government things on the internet*
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So taxes are always tricky. Since the revamp when the last prez was in office.. its a little screwy but technically easier. You -will- pay state taxes (if applicable). Turbo Tax charges to file these iirc? You -may- need to give the Fed some money which they will refund you later depending on how you have your stuff set up. The standard deduction last I checked was 12500ish. I forget how that plays out with what you'll get back in a return. I file a schedule C with itemized deductions (which even after the tax revamp works out better for me). If you're just wanting cheap and easy... file with Turbo or TaxAct and give them their little shekles. (You can technically file free with Turbo but I think this only applies to Fed only and standard 1040?) If you are going to try and squeeze every bruised penny out, seek out a CPA who will usually charge more than Turbo but if you're doing stuff like itemization, depreciation, gas mileage, etc ... it can sometimes be worth it. When I need to bring in the big guns.. it usually runs me around $200.

 

TY lots of info!

 

For reference, I send Uncle Sam money quarterly and then file my yearly return. So I've already paid in and I can usually get a good chunk of that back after doing the delicate dance of deductions. State's gonna take what they want and give you a pittance.. I have never found much luck fussing with them over nickels. If you've just collected up money without paying anything in to the Fed, there is a chance that you will owe them something and then they'll cut you a refund check later that is greater than the money they wanted you to send initially. Its uncommon, but it happens If you decide to go down the itemization/deduction route... have receipts handy and available for ... I think its 7 or 10 years. 99.9% of the time they will not ask for these, but when and if they do.. ya better got em or they gonna get them some moonays. I have some hard copies and also use a document scanner to keep a digital record.