Depends on the situation. Working overseas, I have an accountant who helps me with my taxes. This year, having working stateside all year and having relatively simple income and forms to fill out I will do them myself. Next year, when my house is hopefully done, and I've been working overseas again I will have an accountant do them. After that we'll see.
I did a few years filing the maximum number I could on my W-2, and while I'm technically able to "save" that money, I found that I base the percentage on what I save on my total earnings anyway (not after tax), and was not saving as much. I'll stick with limiting my means, because the government takes more out of my check, and then saving even more when I get a large tax return.
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