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I-Can! E-File Not Quite Ready For Primetime
Last week we wrote about I-Can! E-File, a free electronic filing service for your federal income taxes. It’s a great idea, and we’re thankful to the Legal Aid Society of Orange County for doing...
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19 Free Tax Services Tested And Rated
Still looking for an affordable e-filing solution for your taxes? The finance blog FiLife “tested every one of the free tax filing services available through the IRS’ Free File program, then posted...
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Choose A Qualified Tax Preparer
A qualified tax preparer can be the difference between a meaty refund and a soul-crushing audit. The Washington Attorney General has several excellent pointers to help you find the right professional...
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H&R Block Offering $100 Coupons Or Free Software To Same-Sex Couples Who Were...
It’s too late for this year’s tax season (unless you’re doing it wrong), but H&R has issued an apology of sorts by announcing it will give a $100 coupon or free TaxCut software to gay couples who...
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H&R Block Screwup Costs You $10,000
Last year H&R Block told the IRS that reader Tuyen made $33,000 in charitable donations. Tuyen, who earns $60,000 per year, collected a huge rebate, but when he returned to H&R Block this year,...
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Next Saturday, Let IRS Agents Fill Out Your Taxes
Next Saturday, 250 IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers staffed with IRS agents will open their doors to anyone making $42,000 or less. With money tight for everyone this year, if you qualify, take the...
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H&R Block Upsells Tax Service, But Won't Downgrade
Tax Cat here with a reminder about using a free service to prepare your taxes. Beware sneaky upsells on “free” tax preparation options for people with simple tax returns. We’ve already seen a...
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Tax Preparer Charges $250 For Services I Could Have Gotten For Free
Dustin provided a case study in why it’s a good idea to attempt to do your taxes on your own before shelling out money for professional help. And at that point, it’s smart to get an estimate about how...
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Walmart Asks You To Come For The Free Tax Prep, Stay For The People-Watching
In what seems to be an effort to lure customers, especially those in the mood to spend after procuring a sizable tax refund, Walmart is offering free tax preparation services for those whose finances...
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Intuit (TurboTax) Spends Millions To Keep Us From Filing Taxes Quickly And...
(AJENT.MSG)Here’s something to keep in mind as you wait in line at 11:30 PM on April 15th: filing your taxes could be so, so much easier. Bills have been put before Congress that would let taxpayers...
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When 47 States Have Stricter Regulations On Barbers Than On Tax Preparers,...
(funky_abstract)If you visit a legitimate barber, hairdresser, or cosmetologist in any state in the U.S., that person will have gone through some sort of state-mandated education, testing, and...
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Appeals Court Ruling Means Tax-Preparers Will Continue To Go Largely Unregulated
(funky_abstract)The federal government’s attempt to rein in the virtually unregulated tax-preparation industry was dealt a serious blow this morning after a federal appeals court upheld a lower court...
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More Than Half Of All Taxpayer Calls To The IRS Could Go Unanswered This Year
(bradhoc) Seeking tax preparation help from the Internal Revenue Service this year might be a futile test of patience, as the agency’s taxpayer advocate predicts services for taxpayers are likely to...
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Beware Of Unprepared, Unscrupulous Tax Preparers
(Alberto Cueto)While one might assume that it requires a modicum of tax expertise and perhaps some sort of certification to be a paid tax preparer, the sad fact is that most states have little to no...
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Undercover Investigation Finds Serious Problems With Paid Tax Preparers
(Frankieleon)With the deadline for filing your annual tax return coming quickly, millions of Americans are putting their 1040s and other forms in the hands of largely unregulated paid tax preparers....
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DOJ Sues To Shut Down Liberty Tax Franchisee For Giving People Fake Jobs...
Federal prosecutors are asking the court to shut down a Liberty Tax Service franchise in South Carolina, alleging that these locations have deliberately prepared false and inflated federal tax refunds...
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Tax Software Uses Surge Pricing, Takes Advantage Of Later Filers
One of the many innovations that ride-hailing service Uber has given the world is that it popularized the phrase “surge pricing,” which means raising the price for something as demand for it goes up....
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