When Can I Start My Efile?
It’s a new year and the start of the ever dreaded tax season. But, if you’re expecting a tax refund this year, you may be eager to get started with your taxes. Some efile tax solutions, such as TurboTax and H&R Block, allow you to efile taxes as early as January 1st — however, generally the IRS begins to accepts independent efiling by January 11th. Before starting your efile, you need to be sure you have all your tax forms in hand — that is all W2 forms or 1099 forms from all employers you’ve had in the past year. Employers are required to send you...
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Most people don’t realize that the IRS will accept any major credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, or Discover) to pay your taxes. The easiest way to do this is, of course, to e-file. When you use TurboTax, TaxAct, or such software, you can input your credit card information right into their secure system. You may also do this on paper taxes by just filling out the proper information on your forms. Good news for those of us who owe money and don’t have any on...
read moreNo Tax Software? No Problem… Try Illinois WebFile!
Yay! The government is finally making it easier and more cost efficient to file your taxes online in Illinois thanks to WebFile. This is a free program which allows you to file your taxes with the ease of the internet but none of the costly software or tax professionals. With WebFile, you pay nothing…that’s right…NOTHING! Not even the cost of a postage stamp to mail out your “efile” copies or the gas to get that refund to the bank. It’s quite simple. Just go to tax.illinois.gov and file right from home. Your tax information goes directly from your computer...
read moreTaxBrain Review
TaxBrain is a good service for filing a 1040EZ or a simple 1040 return. It is a bit on the pricey side but TaxBrain can provide you with a quick loan at an additional cost. Intuitive Navigation: The navigation leaves something to be desired. In order to make changes to a previous screen, you must finish and save the screen you’re working on and then go back. Novice-Friendly: TaxBrain is just like filling out the paper forms yourself – without paper. It is not a good solution for a novice user. The process begins with a few questions that then guide you to the correct forms which you...
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Visit CompleteTax Now CompleteTax ranks among the best services to eFile your taxes. A simple questionnaire guides you through the process, and an extensive Tax Guide provides a wealth of information. Intuitive Navigation: Navigation was simple. You simply fill in the blanks and move to the next section. CompleteTax saves all your data so you can take a break and resume filing at any time. Novice-Friendly: Complete Tax is exceptionally helpful to first time filers. The tutorial when you sign in explains everything you will need to provide and explains how to use the website. Ease of...
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