Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Tax Time: Shoebox or Spread Sheet?

Tax time is just around the corner. We’ve been reading a couple of stories about some of the frustrations tax preparers endure each year, especially customers who come in with a shoe box full of receipts, with little if any of it organized in any cohesive way.

As the saying goes, there are two certain things: Death and taxes. (Add a disclaimer that we’re living longer, and taxes become more complicated each year.)

Even if you do your own taxes, you have to be prepared. There are lots of ways to do that with software ranging from Excel®, Microsoft Money® and QuickBooks®.

Would you rather spend a few minutes each week itemizing business and personal expenses, charitable contributions etc, or spend hours (days?) later as you head to tax time?

Would you rather simply hit “Print” than dig through drawers and envelopes?

The best part about all these programs is they’re easy to use. IF you know how. Video Professor can teach you with our proven “What you see is what you do” method of learning. Whether you use our CD-ROM lessons or Video Professor Online with the lessons streamed directly to your computer, Video Professor can help you prepare before your prepare your taxes.

Regardless of tax time or not, it’s important to track every dime you, your family or small business spends in these uncertain economic times. Sometimes it takes an easily produced pie chart or bar graph to show you where the money is going.

A picture is not only worth a thousand words, it could save you hundreds or thousands of dollars.

Start organizing your finances. Video Professor is standing by to help like we have with over 15 million customers.