IRS Will Continue Free File Alliance
The IRS has announced that it has reached an agreement with the Free File Alliance that will continue the program & make it better for the 2019 tax season.
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TurboTax Temporarily Halts All State E-Filings Amid Fraud Concerns
Author’s notes: Intuit has announced that TurboTax has resumed e-filing of state income tax returns. See this post for more information. Original story has been updated to include statements from H&R Block, Liberty Tax, TaxAct, additional state-specific information and a statement from IRS. Up to 18 states are reporting significant upticks in fraudulent activity and there…
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Fun With Taxes: Tax Haiku 2014
Tax season opens in eight days. What better way to celebrate than with a little tax haiku?
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Not Ready To File Your Taxes? Extension Form, Details Available
It’s nearly Tax Day. If you’re like me, you’re not ready to pop your return in the post just yet. That’s right: like more than 10 million other taxpayers, I’m filing for an automatic extension this year. Don’t get all judge-y. There’s no need. There are lots of legitimate reasons why taxpayers need more time…
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A Beginner’s Guide To Taxes: Can I Do My Return Myself?
For those of you who don’t hang out with me in real life, here’s stuff you might not know: I bake my own bread. I pickle my own vegetables. I make my kids’ Halloween costumes. I can code a little. But I do not do my own taxes. I used to do my own returns…
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Antitrust Suit Filed Against Top Tax Preparer H&R Block
Apparently we do have antitrust laws left in this country – when the mood strikes us, that is. The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed an antitrust lawsuit to stop H&R Block from buying 2nd Story Software, the company that makes TaxACT. Last year, H&R Block had annual revenues of $3.9 billion…