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Tax guides

What each form in your packet is, what to show a CPA, and practical filing tips. Educational only — not tax advice.

How filing works here

A short tutorial. Generate first, then decide whether you mail it yourself or pay a CPA to review.

  1. 1. Enter details and upload documents

    Name, filing status, income types, then W-2s and 1099s. Skip uploads only if you truly have none — the packet will be thinner.

  2. 2. Generate the packet

    We fill Form 1040 and attach Schedules 1–2–3, B, C+SE, 8949+D, A, and a state return when the numbers justify them.

  3. 3. Unlock the PDF

    PayPal checkout ($29 / $59 / $89). One download is the full packet — not 1040 alone.

  4. 4. File it or take it to a CPA

    Print, sign, and mail, or bring the packet plus original documents to a listed CPA. We do not file for you and we do not pay the CPA.

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IRS forms in your packet

Form 1040, Schedules 1–3, B, C, SE, 8949, D, A, and state — in plain language.

What to show a CPA

The folder to bring: the PDF packet, original 1099s, receipts, and what we did not generate.

Filing tips

Deadlines, what to upload, standard vs itemized, and how we attach schedules.

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