The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reports that more than 80 million taxpayers use paid professionals to complete and submit their tax returns. If you’re one of them, it is important to organize your receipts, forms, and other documents well before tax time. Your preparer may take information directly from you or ask you to complete a questionnaire. Either way, you’ll need time to gather everything you—and your preparer—will need. Here are the steps to take.
Key Takeaways
Even if you hire someone else to prepare your tax return, you’ll need to do some of the advance work yourself—and …
