TAX SEASON IS UP US.
SO, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, IT'S TIME TO GATHER UP YOUR RECEIPTS,
PRINT OUT YOUR W2s, AND FIGURE OUT IF YOU CAN DEDUCT OREOS AS A
PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENSE-- AN EFFECTIVE ANTI-DEPRESSANT.
AND THIS YEAR, A BIG SELLING POINT FOR ONLINE TAX PREP
COMPANIES IS THE ABILITY TO VIDEO CHAT WITH A LIVE TAX
EXPERT: >> YOU STUCK?
>> NO, I'M NOT STUCK.
>> LET'S SAY YOU WERE.
H&R BLOCK ONLINE HAS EXPERTS STANDING BY.
>> EXPERT HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT WITH H&R BLOCK ONLINE.
>> OH, THANK GOODNESS.
>> HI, LENA.
IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO GO THROUGH YOUR TAX RETURN LINE BY LINE
TOGETHER?
>> YEAH, LINE BY LINE SOUNDS AWESOME.
>> TURBOTAX LIVE.
NOW WITH C.P.A.s ON DEMAND.
>> Stephen: WOW.
C.P.A.s ON DEMAND.
IT'S THE PERFECT SERVICE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GO TO A
COFFEE SHOP AND LOUDLY ANNOUNCE THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.
( LAUGHTER )
OFFERING NEW WAYS TO CONNECT YOU WITH SOMEONE WILLING TO HELP,
IT'S HARD TO DECIDE WHICH SERVICE TO GO WITH.
BUT I JUST SAW AN AD FOR A TAX- PREP SERVICE THAT IS REALLY
TRYING TO STAND OUT.
JIM?
>> TAX SEASON CAN BE STRESSFUL, ESPECIALLY IF EXWRIEWR DOING
THIS YOURSELF.
LUCKILY PLUS TAX PRO IS HERE TO HELP.
ONLY PLUS TAX PRO WILL PUT YOU FACE TO FACE WITH A C.P.G., A
CERTIFIED PUBLIC GOLDBLUM.
WOULDN'T YOU RATHER TALK TO THE STAR OF "INDEPENDENCE DAY?"
>> HI THERE.
HOWDY DOODY.
THIS IS JEFF GOLDBLUM.
HOW CAN I ASSIST YOU WITH THE FILING OF YOUR TAXES?
>> WOW.
JEFF GOLDBLUM.
DO I NEED TO REPORT CONTRIBUTIONS TO MY LIFE
INSURANCE?
>> UHM, TO PARAPHRASE MYSELF-- LIFE INSURANCE FINDS-- FINDS A
WAY.
>> THAT'S AWESOME.
>> WHAT MOVIE WAS THAT FROM?
>> "JURASSIC PARK."
>> IT'S "JURASSIC PARK."
>> JEFF GOLDBLUM IS AVAILABLE WHEREVER YOU ARE.
>> HEY, JEFF, I WAS JUST WONDERING AS A FREELANCER CAN I
DEDUCT PART OF MY CELL PHONE BILL?
>> DID I WIN AN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A
PLAY?
>> UHM... YES?
>> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
THE PLAY WAS "THE PILLOW MAN."
THE YEAR WAS 2005, LONG BEFORE YOU WERE BORN.
>> I'M 37.
>> AND DOES YOUR C.P.A. KNOW THOR.
>> I SAY TO CHRIS HEMSWORTH, YOU CALL THAT A PUSHUP.
>> JEFF GOLDBLUM, I'M REALLY LOVING THESE STORIES BUT I
REALLY NEED TO DO MY TAXES.
>> HEY, MAN, LET'S DO TAXES.
OKAY, TAX, TAX WORK, HERE WE GO.
READY.
>> GREAT, I DO REPORT NET OR GROSS INCOME?
>> I'M NOT BIG ON TAX STUFF.
>> OH!
>> JEFF IS AVAILABLE WHENEVER YOU NEED IT AND TIMES YOU DON'T.
>> JANICE, OH, GOOD.
I WAS HOPING YOU WERE THERE.
IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO GO OVER YOUR TAX RETURN?
>> JEFF, IT'S 2 A.M.
>> GREAT, BECAUSE I HAD SOME IDEAS.
WHAT IF THIS YEAR YOU WERE TO FILE JOINTLY.
>> I'M NOT MARRIED.
>> RIGHT, I KNOW, BUT WHAT IF YOU WERE MARRIED.
OH, HERE, WAIT A MINUTE.
EVEN BETTER, WHAT IF YOU WERE MARRIED BUT YOUR HUSBAND
SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED AND THEN CAME BACK AND WASN'T THE SAME
MAN, AND REPLACED BY SOME SORT OF HUMAN-LIKE REPLICA.
>> OKAY...
>> DOESN'T THAT SOUND GREAT?
>> I DON'T-- IS THAT LEGAL?
>> UHM, I WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
HEY, YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT GETTING INTO MAKEUP FOR "THE
FLY."
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I TOLD THAT.
WOULD THAT BE INTERESTING FOR YOU?
>> NO, THAT'S FINE.
>> NIFTS CHAIR FOR FIVE HOURS.
THERE WERE SEVERAL DIFFERENT STAGES, 1987, I BELIEVE.
DO YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THAT STORY?
>> JEFF, I HAVE TO DO MY TAXES.
>> OKAY, SURE, SURE.
I DON'T KNOW IF I MENTIONED, I'M KIND OF A STUDENT OF JAZZ, SO
WOULD IT BE HELPFUL IF FAS YOU DID YOUR WORK, I DID SOME OF
THAT SCAT SINGING.
DO YOU WANT TO HEAR SOME OF THAT?
>> NO.
( SCATTING ) ♪ ♪ ♪
( LAUGHTER )
DEFINITELY GETTING AUDITED.
>> IN "JURASSIC PARK" SCARY IN THE DARK.
I'M SO SCARED THAT I'LL BE EATEN.
IN ANY CASE, HOW CAN I HELP YOU WITH YOUR TAXES?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
"RESCUE DOG RESCUE."