My tax software crashed right before the April 15th deadline

I was finishing my quarterly estimates last Thursday night, and the whole program froze up... I lost about two hours of work. Had to scramble and use a backup spreadsheet I keep, but it was a huge mess. On one side, maybe I should just stick with the simple spreadsheet for everything to avoid this. On the other, I feel like I need the software to catch deductions I might miss. Has anyone else had a software meltdown at the worst possible time?

3 comments

3 Comments

rose_clark8121h ago

That backup spreadsheet saved you. Maybe run both side by side next time to double check the software's work.

susan_allen20h agoTop Commenter

Yeah, running them side by side is the real pro move. I got lazy and trusted the new system too much last quarter. Rose_clark81 is right, the backup caught a huge error in the tax column that the software just glossed over. It's a pain to do both, but way less of a pain than fixing a messed up report later. What's the worst mistake you've caught by double checking like that?

gracej9915h ago

I used to believe the new system would catch everything on its own. Then my double check found a decimal point error that moved a client's entire shipping cost into the wrong budget category. It was a simple typo, but it would have made our profit look wildly off. Now I never skip the side by side review, even when I'm pressed for time.