Taxes were first popularized by the 1980s computer game Number Crunchers, in which accountants ate their families to absorb their math abilities. Leave the messy stuff to the professionals with today's Groupon: for $25, you get $70 worth of tax-preparation services at Accuracy Plus & Stewart's Accounting and Tax Services, with locations in Frankford, Kingston, and Napanee.

Certified financial planner Russ Stewart and his brigade of experienced tax consultants and bookkeepers at Accuracy Plus & Stewart's Accounting and Tax Services walks patrons through the intricacies of personal, business, and farm taxes while simplifying tax jargon into accessible language. After thoroughly combing records for deductibles, tax aficionados promptly and correctly complete each customer's books and records. Clients pay a base fee ($49.95) and can ask specialists to file additional tax schedules ($2+) and tax slips ($0.80 each), calculate charitable contributions ($2), and determine licensing fees for making personnel sing "Taxman" for additional fees.