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September 8, 2003 by Dane Carlson | 0 Comments

Home Based Business Opportunities:

I no longer had a headache. I had a migraine.

Enough was enough. I left the store and came home empty- handed. I was in over my head, and it was time to admit it.

While driving home I suddenly realized something.

What I just experienced is exactly what most people experience as they sit down to prepare their tax return each year. All those forms, schedules and worksheets, each with their own set of unique codes and convoluted calculations.

Forms, forms and more forms. They might as well be written in Greek.

For some people, mostly folks with “regular” day jobs and simple W2’s, doing your own tax return can be a relatively painless process (particularly if you don’t itemize deductions and have no investment income).

And with the proliferation of user-friendly tax preparation software programs, I’m sure millions of returns are filed by do-it-yourself-er’s without a hitch.

But if you’re self-employed or own your own business, and you’re new to the world of taxes, well, I’ve got news for you — be prepared to go through exactly what I went through at Best Buy — lots of pain, agony and frustration.

And be ready to “give up” and do what I eventually did — call a professional.

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