U.S. informational resources  Excerpt quoted from IRS site: Your Link to Free Online Filing http://www.irs.gov/app/freeFile/welcome.jsp Whoever said there is no such thing as a free lunch may have been right. But for millions of eligible taxpayers this year, there is Free File. Free File is online tax preparation and electronic filing through a partnership agreement between the IRS and the Free File Alliance, LLC. In other words, you can e-file... free. Free File Alliance Members
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Tax Brain.com http://www.taxbrain.com As a public service, TaxBrain is now offering free Federal tax preparation and filing to all American taxpayers over the age of 50. Who is eligible* for this free federal service? Taxpayers Over Age 50:
If you or your spouse (on a joint return)
Low Income Taxpayers:
If your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) for 2002 was less than $12,000 regardless
of age your Federal income tax return will be prepared and filed with
the IRS at no charge.
For those over fifty:
Other sites offering Free Federal E-filing, EACH with different income requirement limits: See also: Free File Alliance Members http://www.recordonline.com/tax2.htm
How to obtain Your Tax Information U.S. Treasury - Tax News Headlines More Tax advice on the Web Bankrate.com at
Internal Revenue Service
at www.irs.gov/newsroom.
SmartMoney.com at
Tax Hawk at www.taxhawk.com.
The Taxpayers-Advocates
at
IRS is ready to assist
you
Tele-Tax covers about
140 topics of common confusion,
IRS assistors can help
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Help with business returns (800) 829-4933. Taxpayer advocates:
Contact a taxpayer advocate if you are suffering -
Volunteer tax counseling. Volunteers will prepare simple returns for taxpayers with incomes under $60,000. To find a TCE site near you, call (888) 227-7669. Knight Ridder/Tribune
Track progress of your refund If you're wondering where your refund is, you can find out easily. From your home computer,
go to www.irs.gov and type "Where's My
Refund?" into the search box. You'll be directed to a secure Web page,
where you'll need to type in your Social Security number, filing status
and refund amount.
If you prefer a lower-tech
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Refund information isn't available until about six weeks after you file a paper tax return, three weeks if you filed electronically. Associated Press Don't make silly mistakes Here's a tip: Don't put off doing your taxes until the last minute. If you're hurrying to meet the filing deadline, you may overlook potential sources of tax savings or make errors. And before filing your tax return, make this final error check: Is the name, address and Social Security number on your return correct? Have you checked only one filing status? Did you enter the correct Social Security numbers for each exemption you claimed? Did you use the correct Tax Table column for your filing status and the correct row for your taxable income? Are mathematical calculations and figures correct? Did you sign and date the return? If married and filing jointly, did both spouses sign? Did you include all forms W-2 and any forms 1099 that reflect tax withheld? If you owe tax, did you include payment? Associated Press Back to>>> Retirement Tips Back to>>> Free Tools Back to>>> LibrarySupportStaff.com home page |