Our taxes are complicated by my husband working in different states--each with their own rules and forms. I always did my own taxes until we married, and I even did them a few years after, but I'd have to study and read up on each state's laws. As things change every year, it didn't make sense to try to relearn everything--and there was always the chance I'd miss something--it was best to have the tax returns done by professionals. This year, we also have my MIL's inheritance to deal with, which is a nice problem to have, but it's more paperwork, especially as we were forced to go to court to become her conservators, and the government is a stickler for every penny (which it should be).
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Our taxes are complicated by my husband working in different states--each with their own rules and forms. I always did my own taxes until we married, and I even did them a few years after, but I'd have to study and read up on each state's laws. As things change every year, it didn't make sense to try to relearn everything--and there was always the chance I'd miss something--it was best to have the tax returns done by professionals. This year, we also have my MIL's inheritance to deal with, which is a nice problem to have, but it's more paperwork, especially as we were forced to go to court to become her conservators, and the government is a stickler for every penny (which it should be).