How the WSJ’s Tax Reporter Prepares Her Own Returns

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 20 February 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Preparing your tax return is an exercise in navigating details and ensuring accuracy. Wall Street Journal tax reporter Laura Saunders joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss her experience in preparing her own tax forms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.0	app users only non-HSPC fees may apply.
0:30.0	Here's your money briefing for Tuesday, February 20th. I'm J.R. Whelan for the Wall Street Journal.
0:41.0	The deadline to file taxes this year is April 15th.
0:44.0	It's a process that can be filled with questions.
0:47.0	Like if you're doing your taxes yourself, do you have to buy tax software?
0:51.0	And how can you reduce your tax bill even though it's after the new
0:54.4	year? For some answers, we asked our tax reporter Laura Saunders, who started preparing
0:59.3	her own returns last week.
1:01.3	If you file early and you're getting a refund, you'll get it sooner.
1:05.0	However, I really wouldn't file until everything is done.
1:09.8	Every T is crossed, every I is dotted. You don't want to file and then find out you left out a charitable
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