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One Billion Served: IRS Hits Milestone

9 June 2011

The Internal Revenue Service has announced that it has now passed the one billion mark for individual tax returns processed through its electronic filing (or e-filing) program. Despite the fact that we tend to throw around the “b” word left and right these days when talking about taxes, the deficit and the budget, a billion [...]

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Planning to E-File?

5 April 2011

Guest post by Brian Lapidus of Kroll Fraud Solutions 1. Obtain a list of all authorized e-file providers registered with the IRS. This year marks the 21st season of electronic filing with nearly 1 billion returns processed. All taxpayers that count themselves part of the latest trend should ensure they are using a credible provider. [...]

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Free File is Open

15 January 2011

The IRS has announced that the IRS Free File is officially open for business. All taxpayers can use Free File in one capacity or another. The online fillable forms are available to all taxpayers at no cost. Some of the easy math calculations are included in the forms but they don’t walk you through the [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Self-prepared Tax Returns

13 April 2009

Taxpayer asks: Hello taxgirl, I love your blog! My question is as follows: I prepare taxes, so naturally I will prepare my own taxes. Can I deduct MY tax preparation fee (the fee I would charge someone else for a tax return with the same complexity)? Thanks, Taxgirl says: Thanks for the nice words! Unfortunately, [...]

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