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The IRS holds each individual taxpayer responsible for his or her own tax return, even when they pay someone else to prepare it. The IRS will never seek taxes, penalties, or interest directly from a paid preparer instead of from the taxpayer. So, it is important that each taxpayer is aware of, understands, and is comfortable with everything on his or her tax return no matter who prepares it.

As Jackson Hewitt in Maumee, we are dedicated to investing adequate time with each taxpayer to make sure we've obtained all the information needed to find all the credits and deductions each person is entitled to. Then, we show each customer their own tax return and review it with them before we file it to the IRS to make sure they understand now just what the refund or balance due is, buty why it is that amount.

We have a strong focus on personalized service that we believe is rooted in the fact that we are not operated by a large, impersonal corporation. Although we are backed by a national corporation, our locations are franchises that are owned and operated by life-long members of the local community.

Not all of the items that affect your tax return come on a piece of paper in the mail at then end of January. Life events and changes can have a big impact on a tax return. The better the relationship you develop with your preparer, the better they can advise you on potential tax deductions and credits.

We will review for free a federal, state or local return that someone prepared themselves or that someone prepared themselves or that they paid a competitor to prepare to determine if they got all the credits and deductions available. We can also help taxpayers respond to letters from the IRS or Ohio indicating that they disagree with the refund or balance due on a return that was already filed. Often, even if the IRS or state is correct that the return filed was inaccurate, they will amend it in the harshest way possible. We may be able to help correct the original return to a version where the taxpayer has to pay back less money.