Or have them done by someone?

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

I've been using the H&R Block At Home service for a few years now. It's pretty user-friendly.

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I really like all them "Aster" guitars. You know, like the Stratoc, Telec and Jazzm.

I'm a simple Turbo Tax man myself!!

I know our system is different but I do my own every year except every four or five years I take them to a random accountant. An accountant looking for work will pull out a few tricks for you. Most aren't intrested in doing much at all when their familiar with you. They wont work as hard for the man in the street than they would say ICI or some massive company.

Anyway I tell the accountant to return my tax return and balance sheet to me. I take a good look at it and photocopy it. Basicaly all I do is search for what con's he's pulled. Details of which go in a little book that I use to do the next three or four years of returns.

I got quite a few fiddles amassed now. All perfectly legal and used by chartered accountants.

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No no and no

I do my own and no computer programs. I've used Tax-Wiz, Quick-Tax and H&R Block. The hand written long form and physically mailing hard copies of all documents is the only way I have found to keep them from threatening me with an audit six months down the road.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

Been doing my own taxes my entire life. I studied at the Hartford Institute Of Accounting in Hartford Conn back in '71-'73 so it would be foolish for me to pay someone else to do my taxes. I do use Turbo Tax and e-file simply because I do not have any complicated situations to deal with. The worst will be switching to my status as retired this past November.

Life is good.

Don't forget...if you're claiming profit, or losses, from music and have all of your receipts, you can claim deductions such as :


Musical gear, batteries, strings, cords, reeds, drumsticks, business banking and credit card fees, flyers, mailers, ads, website expenses, telephone calls, website maintenance, computers, techs, roadies, drivers, rehearsal space rent, hotels, food, airfare, recording equipment, mics, outboard gear, home studios...and for most musicians listening to music (CDs) and going to a concert is a legit research and development expense and is deductible.


For more info on US returns, see IRS publication 536

Depreciation also falls under section 179 (IRS publication 534).

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

We have ours done every year.

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Chet Feathers

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I didn't Lose my mind, I traded it for this guitar.

I've always done my own taxes..

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The time has gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say.

You can't do it wrong with Turbo tax. Just fill in the blanks and answer questions. It does it for you.

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

Thomas Jefferson

I've had my mom do it for me But this year I'm giving it a try myself.

We have a guy thats been doing our taxes for over 10 years now. Worth every penny.

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Calling an illegal alien an undocumented immigrant is like calling a drug dealer an undocumented pharmicist.

+1

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I Can't Explain

Owning a business complicates taxes a decent bit and honestly I never cared for the task anyway. So I have an accountant do them for me.

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"I started out with nothing, and still have most of it"

same here, easy to use and never had any issues with mistakes or anything.

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Blues with a feeling.

GUILD GUITARS: MADE TO BE PLAYED!