You'd be amazed at how useful a good accountant can be. Odds are, they could take the same information and file a 1040 with Sked-A for you and get you lots of money back. I used to do my own taxes, until three years ago a friend convinced me to use her accountant and since then every single year I've gotten money back. Some of it very significant. It's nice. And accountants don't charge too much, usually it's a fixed fee. I strongly reccomend one, especially if you've got any sort of assets - like a house...
EDIT: some truly horrendous spelling mistakes.
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Originally posted by Kamog:
I've never prepared my own tax return because I find the process incomprehensible. 
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I don't know how many times I've stopped a roommate from going to some tax place.
"Hold on, what have you got there. W2s and... nothing else. Ookaay, sit down. We've got you a 1040EZ and the direction. No, we're going to do these. It's not going to be that hard, it won't take as long as driving to the mall, and next year you can do them yourself."
Of course, this is my first year as a homeowner and landlord, so I'll be having a professional look into it. Next time it'll jsut be me, of course.
But really, if all you've got to deal with is a W2 and a 1040EZ (assuming you're in the U.S., which Kamog might not be, I don't recall), then there's little reason not to tackle it yourself.
[ April 23, 2004, 17:50: Message edited by: alarikf ]