Paid preparer and firms name

do i need to sign these?

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Paid preparer and firms name

No, not if you are preparing your own return. If you are using TurboTax, then your return is "self-prepared." You should only sign/date the section next to "Sign Here." The Paid Preparer section is reserved for situations where you are paying someone else to prepare your return, i.e. a local tax preparers office. And, the person that you pay to prepare your return would sign there and enter their firm's name, not you.

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Paid preparer and firms name

No, not if you are preparing your own return. If you are using TurboTax, then your return is "self-prepared." You should only sign/date the section next to "Sign Here." The Paid Preparer section is reserved for situations where you are paying someone else to prepare your return, i.e. a local tax preparers office. And, the person that you pay to prepare your return would sign there and enter their firm's name, not you.