With tax time once again approaching, it is time to start thinking about your tax preparation options. For many years you had pretty much 2 choices when it came to tax preparation. You could let a professional account or tax preparation service such as H and R Block prepare the forms for you, or you could prepare your taxes yourself. The benefit of having an accountant or agency prepare your taxes is the confidence in knowing the forms are properly filled out and all of your possible deductions have been taken. Doing your own taxes has traditionally meant dealing with confusing forms, missed deductions and mistakes. You should consider having your taxes prepared by a professional tax service if you have had any of these events in the past year:

• You bought or sold a house
• You received an inheritance
• You bought or sold a business
• You bought or sold securities

You should also consider a professional tax service if you simply want to be certain the job is done right. In most cases, these professionals will stand by you and answer any questions that might arise in regards to you tax return and handle correspondence and filings related to an audit of your taxes.