Mike Hardin Tax Service

Ready for the Season

2011-01-27T13:07:00.000-05:00

I just paid the IRS their "protection money" to allow me to be a paid preparer this year. I'm still the least expensive one around. Call me to prepare your return.

Get Six More Months to File Your Return

2010-03-11T16:02:00.003-05:00

The due date for your federal and state income tax returns is just a little more than a month away. There are several reasons why you should consider filing later rather than sooner. The IRS has extra employees available for audits during the peak season. The IRS has a quota for auditing certain types of returns each year. The later you file the more likely that quota will have been met, and

Organizing for Tax Preparation with Remember the Milk

2010-03-11T13:47:00.001-05:00

http://blog.rememberthemilk.com/2010/03/tips-tricks-tuesday-tracking-tax-paperwork/I have several clients who email me their paper work each year for me to prepare their returns. More often than not there is something missing and I have to call or email them to ask about the missing information. I have to confess I've even filed incomplete returns for myself, and had to amend them later to add

Turbo Tax price, personal service!

2010-03-07T00:12:00.001-05:00

The last two years I did taxes free each Saturday in February as a ministry to low income and elderly members of the community. I'm still willing to do that this year on an appointment basis, but didn't make a point to give away my Saturdays. One lady called me about a month ago looking for a copy of her 2008 return because she needed some information off of it to do her 2009 taxes at

Tax Deductions Even a Renter Can Take

2010-03-06T10:34:00.002-05:00

For most taxpayers who itemize deductions, the interest on their mortgage is the single biggest deduction. Without mortgage interest, very few have enough deductions to exceed their standard deduction. For 2009 the standard deductions are:Single or Married Filing Separately$5,700Married Filing Jointly or Qualifying Widower$11,400Head of Household$8,350Without mortgage interest the remaining big

Just four of several big problems with the current tax code.

2010-03-03T22:12:00.003-05:00

First is the corrupting influence on Congress of the power to use it inappropriately. Second is the inequities that result from favoritism and unequal treatment of taxpayers. Third is the non-productive work and un-necessary expense required to figure out what we owe. Fourth is the invasion of privacy required for citizens to comply with all the rules.via permanentfixes.com Just four of

Write Your Own Healthcare Bill

2010-03-03T22:12:00.001-05:00

The drama in Washington never seems to stop over health care. And if getting health care legislation depends on getting Republicans and Democrats to find common ground, then it's a dream at best. I'm a firm believer that what makes the United States great is that the people are independent and do not wait on the government to take care of them, but are determined to take care of themselves. With

Why You SHOULD NOT File Your Income Tax Return by April 15

2010-02-01T09:00:00.001-05:00

One of my great weaknesses is procrastination. But there are times when procrastinating can be a good thing, and one of those is filing your Income Tax Return. This doesn't mean that you should wait to prepare your return. Using popular income tax software, you should begin entering information from your forms W-2 and other tax documents as you receive them. By doing so you should have a good

Get Your 2009 Tax Refund in time for Christmas

2009-12-07T23:11:00.003-05:00

As soon as the New Year rolls around the big chain tax preparation firms will begin promoting their super fast tax refund service. The truth is, there is nothing any of them can do to rush the IRS. What they can do is give you a loan (RAL or Refund Anticipation Loan) against your refund, and then have the refund deposited in their account to pay off your loan. They charge a ridiculous fee and

How to Send Me Your Tax Documents

2009-12-07T22:07:00.003-05:00

Mail to: Mike Hardin 340 Madison Ave. Hampton, GA 30228 Note: Please send me the Federal and State copies of forms W-2 and any other documents that show tax withheld. Keep the employee copies for your own files. Please send me photocopies only of all other tax documents and save the originals for your files. To keep costs to my customers at a minimum, documents will not be returned via mail. ---

About Me

2009-12-07T22:06:00.000-05:00

I have been preparing my own income taxes for nearly 30 years. My father was an accountant by trade, and taught me to do this for myself. While a student in seminary I worked part time for a CPA firm in a clerical position. While I picked up a lot of information about income tax preparation in general there, I especially read everything I could get my hands on about the unique tax laws related to