How Organizing Paid Off

Remember when I mentioned at the end of my Organizing Tax Documents post, that I hoped the extra steps I took this year would pay off?  Well they did!  I won’t go into the details of our actual return, but it was beneficial financially to have all of our statements correct and ready to be entered into their system.  Our tax accountant was thrilled that I had all my statements in order and could quickly refer to one when necessary.  She also loved that I had a spreadsheet with totals for all my expenses, rather than just a bunch of receipts.

This all saved her time and us money, since she gave us a great discount on her rate to do our return.  Yeah, buddy!!  We were all smiles that evening :)

I'm not guaranteeing that this would happen to everyone, as it depends on who does your taxes; but it certainly is something to consider if you haven't already filed and plan on having a professional do your return.  It certainly won't hurt to be prepared beforehand!

Hooray for being organized!  And for saving money!  And for being done with our tax return!

Have a great weekend!

Erin