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More IRS E-Filers Than Ever

Ryan Thompson — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:10:51 +0000

The IRS recently announced that more individuals and CPAs are using e-file than ever before. Over 90 million IRS tax returns were filed electronically via IRS e-file technology in 2009, of which over 30 million were filed from personal computers.

This growth has accelerated over the last several years, and we expect to see the same growth with other electronically filed tax forms, such as IRS estimated taxes.

The growth is largely attributed to user’s trust & confiden... Read more >>

First Online Estimated Tax Solution Goes Live in September

Ryan Thompson — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:09:48 +0000

Easy Estimated Taxes, the first comprehensive online solution for estimated tax payers, will debut next month, just in time for the 10 million people who will have a quarterly tax payment due on September 15. Until now, these individuals had to mail checks and estimated tax forms to the IRS—if they remembered to do it—and they had no easy way to keep track of their payments.

The Easy Estimated Taxes concept was developed in response to the pain that... Read more >>

3 Steps to a Midyear Tax Check-in

Ryan Thompson — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:01:09 +0000

July marks the halfway point of the 2009 tax year, and there are some simple steps you can take to keep you on track.

1 – Check withholdings: You may want to look at your total income to date, and your total withholdings, to estimate where you stand for your final taxes for the year. If your taxes aren’t withheld from your income, you may want to take a look at your estimated tax payments made and estimate if you are going to get a return or owe money come A... Read more >>