XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, misc.taxes   
   From: jerryab@juno.com   
      
   On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:37:11 -0500, Maria Sophia   
    wrote:   
      
   >What on earth could TurboTax need that only Windows 11 can supply?   
   >   
   >Is there a known workaround?   
      
   Don't know, don't care. THEIR problem--because I don't use their stuff   
   any more. Used their free online version for some years, then they   
   "went stupid". NOT interested in paying for "stupid", so went   
   elsewhere. Still free online tax prep/submission, so not concerned.   
      
   Used to have a CPA do my tax stuff and submit it electronically. No   
   more. I retired and did the stuff online for free.   
      
   Key point: If you have a fairly complex return, then a CPA may be the   
   way to go. Not because of the complexity, but because a pro will have   
   a LOT more info about changes in tax crap you may not. Also, it is a   
   great way to CYA *because* your taxes were done (checked and verified)   
   by a pro. Sure, there is a cost--there always is. Cheap insurance. It   
   is ALL tax deductible, so it is timing/cash-flow--nothing more.   
      
   If you keep detailed records all year (as I did)--and turn that all   
   over to the CPA with your spreadsheet completed, then you can do a lot   
   of the drudge stuff in advance and be able to spot errors--your own   
   AND by the CPA's software and/or data entry before they bite you. Have   
   seen that and they fixed it before it was sent in by the CPA. It will   
   also reduce the cost AND make you feel more "in control" of the   
   bureaucracy-end of each tax year (i.e., first quarter of the next   
   year).   
      
   I did it all on a single large spreadsheet (self-created long ago) and   
   re-used the same (blank) income/expenses spreadsheet every year. CPA   
   loved it. Took me less than a day to fill it out from empty.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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