Hello,
Help, I'm confused.
I always file my taxes online, and have never had any trouble doing so. This year my boyfriend doubted the results of his return, and so I entered in our details to three different software. His return stayed within a dollar no matter which software we used.
However, I got several different results. I am self employed and expected to owe a bit less than 6000... Basic calculations told me to expect the 6k, but then I have some deductions that were too complex to include in that rough guess. . My results from the tax software are as follows(approx) ... 6600, 6900, 4400. I feel pretty confident I entered everything in correctly, so what gives with the radical differences and none close to my expectation?
More important - How to resolve? Obviously I want to keep my 2 grand if I can, but it's such a large amount of money I don't trust it, and I don't want to be audited. Should I stick with the value in between? Should I risk the lower value and possible audit down the road? Should I accept a 5% late fee and an accountant' fee (combined, around a $500 hit) and have a pro review it?