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File your taxes

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to file your taxes: 10 steps, about 4.5 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to file your taxes but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Confirm the deadline and what you must file20 min
2. 2Gather the income documents30 min
3. 3Gather receipts for deductible expenses30 min
4. 4Total the expenses by category30 min
5. 5Compare against last year's return30 min
6. 6Fill in the income section30 min
7. 7Fill in the deductions and credits30 min
8. 8Have someone check the big numbers30 min
9. 9File and save the confirmation20 min
10. 10Set aside what you owe20 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.