(NewsUSA) - Filing taxes is one of the responsibilities most adults prefer to ignore until well after the new year rolls around. If you're like most Americans, you may not know all of the basic information needed to complete a tax return.
That's why so many people turn to licensed professionals and accountants to file their taxes. But do you even know what documents to give a tax preparer? Don't sweat it, you're not alone. A survey of more than 1,000 taxpayers ages 22 to 62 showed that eight out of 10 didn't know the details for submitting a tax return.
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