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TurboTax computers overtaxed
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Taxpayers who couldn't electronically file 11th-hour returns using Intuit Inc.'s TurboTax, ProSeries and Lacerte software won't be penalized for delays caused by the company's overtaxed servers, the Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday. "We will do everything we can to assist taxpayers affected by the...
Tags: computer, FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Intuit Inc., SOFTWARE, Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2007-04-19
Protect yourself when filing your taxes on Internet
YOUR TAX RETURN is probably themost sensitive document you own outside of your medical records. Think about it: your Social Security number, your income, your address and many other personal and financial details are documented on your tax return. Computer security experts say there is no evidence...
Tags: FINANCE, Firewalls, Internal Revenue Service, Internet, NETWORKING, SECURITY, software, Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2007-03-16
Protect yourself when filing your taxes on Internet By Francine
YOUR TAX RETURN is probably themost sensitive document you own outside of your medical records. Think about it: your Social Security number, your income, your address and many other personal and financial details are documented on your tax return. Computer security experts say there is no evidence...
Tags: FINANCE, Firewalls, Internal Revenue Service, Internet, NETWORKING, SECURITY, software, Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2007-03-16
E-Filers Have Several Tax Preparation Options
Tax preparation software for those who do it themselves grows in popularity each year.Use of tax preparation software, boxed or online, rose from only 8 percent of returns filed in the 1993 tax year to 24 percent a decade later, according to the Internal Revenue Service. it may have risen...
Tags: FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, software, Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2007-01-19
Internet makes income taxes 'a breeze'
MARCY LYON of San Francisco has been doing her income taxes online since 1999, starting early and usually filing before her March 13 birthday. She says filing online is a breeze. Lyon is not alone. In 2006, more than half of all taxpayers, or about 73.3 million...
Tags: deduction, FINANCE, income, Internal Revenue Service, Internet, software, Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2007-01-12
Ad Watch.(News)(electronic filing)(Brief article)
Byline: Bradley Johnson TURNSIGNALS The Internal Revenue Service began offering e-filing in 1986, and by last year more than half of returns were filed electronically. More than two-thirds of early returns were e-filed this year, ahead of last year's pace. The...
Tags: advertisement, FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Intuit Inc., SALES, SECURITY, Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2006-04-10
Smaller tax-preparation players can help, too
While TurboTax and TaxCut dominate the tax-preparation business, several of their smaller competitors can also help you do your taxes with a minimum of grief. Before you pay for an online provider, though, find out if you're eligible to prepare and e-file your federal return for free. The IRS...
Tags: FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2006-02-24
Free tax-filing availability shrinks, but savings still possible
If paying to file your income taxes makes you surly, it's time to start working on your snarl. The IRS Free File program, which is intended to encourage taxpayers to file their taxes electronically, is no longer free for everyone. The partnership between the IRS and about 20 private...
Tags: FINANCE, income, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2006-01-24
Ad spat
Ad Spat: Intuit Inc., which develops TurboTax software in San Diego, said it would change TV and radio commercials for TurboTax in response to a lawsuit by competitor H&R Block. In a press release, Kansas City, Mo.-based H&R Block said it disputed Intuit commercials claiming TurboTax software prepared more...
Tags: advertisement, FINANCE, H&R Block Inc., Intuit Inc., Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2006-01-23
This year, everyone can file taxes free at IRS Web site
For the first time, all taxpayers can prepare and file federal returns electronically for free through the IRS Web site. In the past, participants in the Free File program, a partnership between the IRS and private tax preparers, had to meet criteria related to age, income or state of...
Tags: FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Intuit Inc., Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2005-01-19
The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Consumer Watch Column.
By Andrew Shain, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 8--With just five weeks before April 15, less than half of you have sent in your income taxes. Some of you might be struggling over whether you need to...
Tags: deduction, FINANCE, H&R Block Inc., Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2004-03-08
The Philadelphia Inquirer Technology TestDrive Column.
By John J. Fried, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 26--TURBOTAX DELUXE Intuit. Windows and Macintosh. $29.95 after $10 rebate. State program free after rebate. TAXCUT PREMIUM H&R Block. Windows and Macintosh. $29.95...
Tags: FINANCE, Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2004-02-26
Two Major Players Reign in Tax Software Game.
By Hank Ezell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 15--Two companies dominate the field of tax preparation software. If you decide not to go with the free e-filing alternatives at www.irs.gov, the major choices are TurboTax, from Intuit,...
Tags: FINANCE, H&R Block Inc., Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2004-02-15
OKC, Tulsa hit top 10 in tax procrastination
According to the Internal Revenue Service Web site, almost 2 million Oklahomans received income tax refunds for 2001. The IRS returned over $2 million to individuals in the state. Nevertheless, when it comes time to file, taxpayers in Oklahoma's two largest cities like to put it off. TurboTax,...
Tags: FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2003-04-02
Testers Give Three Tax Software Programs a Try.
By Loretta Kalb, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 23--Cecilia Michaels knows she is spoiled. For 11 years, she has been volunteering her time filing taxes for the elderly and low-income families, but she doesn't use the tax...
Tags: FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, software, Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2003-02-23
Depth and taxes: Intuit, H&R Block unveil updated tax software. (Mac Beat).(Intuit's TurboTax, H&R Block's TaxCut Platinum )
Death and taxes may be the only certainties in life, but annual revisions to tax-preparation applications are becoming just as inevitable. With updates for the 2002 tax year, the two leading providers of tax-preparation programs for the Mac--Intuit (800/446-8848, www.turborax.com) and H&R Block (818/779-7223, www.taxcut.com)--have ...
Tags: FINANCE, H&R Block Inc., Intuit Inc., software, Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2003-02-01
1040 with a good buddy
NEWS & TRENDSTAX SOFTWAREHUMAN BACKUP AVAILABLE FOR SOME DO-IT-YOURSELF PACKAGES.AT A GLANCETAX SOFTWARE ITEMIZEDTAX TIME is almost here, and the same 2001 law that mandated the largest tax cuts in two decades also introduced some 400-plus revisions into the federal tax code. If you ever needed personal tax software, this...
Tags: FINANCE, H&R Block Inc., Intuit Inc., Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2002-02-01
Tax E-Filing Marches Away from CD-ROMs to Online Sites.
By Doug Bedell, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 8--Uncle Sam wants your electrons. The Internal Revenue Service, spurred by a 1998 congressional mandate to make e-filing more attractive, is nodding with approval at all sorts of new...
Tags: CD-ROM, FINANCE, H&R Block Inc., Internal Revenue Service, software, Taxes, TurboTax, Web
Research articles 2001-03-08
TurboTax Offers Advice for Paperless Tax Filing
Business Editors MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif--BUSINESS WIRE--March 9, 2001 Recent media reports state that some number of taxpayers have had the IRS reject electronically-filed tax returns that have been submitted using the IRS's new Self-Select PIN Personal Identification Number option. Commercially available tax preparation software, such as Quicken...
Tags: FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2001-03-09
Arizona Taxpayers: E-file Your Return for the Fastest Refund
Business Editors/Tax & Finance Writers PHOENIX--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 22, 2001 Arizona residents can now personally file their state 2000 income tax return electronically using QuickenR TurboTaxR. Information flows directly from the federal version of TurboTax to TurboTax State, easing and speeding the state tax preparation process. TurboTax State allows...
Tags: Business Wire, FINANCE, Quicken, Taxes, TurboTax
Research articles 2001-01-22
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