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by soccerdave 3260 days ago
Genuinely curious as a TurboTax user, what are some of the ways your accountant has helped you save money on taxes that you would have missed on TurboTax?
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More detailed handling of stock compensation mostly. I was also able to recover a ton of money overpaid in previous years. You have to understand that the primary goal of TT is not to save you the maximum amount of money. It is to be both "good enough" for most users and to not underestimate. Overestimating is OK, it's not their money after all, and you can hire an accountant if you don't like the result (as I did). Underestimating could destroy them financially.