- Oct 30, 2000
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Do most tax places give an estimate of your return before they charge you?
Or hell can anyone do it here? I only have 2 forms, a W2 and a 1098-E.
Seriously, just use an online tax site. It's not that difficult to follow. I always use www.taxcut.com for returns I do for my friends. I don't do the PA return on there though, as it costs money. However, PA has a way to file directly for free on the Dept of Revenue's website, so I do that for them. Check if your state has something similar.
Most online sites will allow you to waste time entering the data and providing you the numbers.
If you have to pay a fee for filing, they will disable the Print and not file until you give them the plastic or authorize the fee to be taken from a refund.
But you will get the total refund or payment due number to use as a reference.
Make sure when using an online site, that you select / start with the Free filing options and do not accidentally accept any of the bug to upgrade messages.