This Tax Season, Will You E-File?
According to the Daily News, “Last year, 4.2 million New Yorkers filed their income taxes online, and many are saying there’s no going back.” Anthony Giammarino, a steamfitter from Brooklyn, told the paper “Automating the process won’t make it harmful. Last year was the first year that I e-filed and had my refund direct deposited….
According to the Daily News, “Last year, 4.2 million New Yorkers filed their income taxes online, and many are saying there’s no going back.” Anthony Giammarino, a steamfitter from Brooklyn, told the paper “Automating the process won’t make it harmful. Last year was the first year that I e-filed and had my refund direct deposited. I thought it was excellent.” According to the article, “The IRS contends that tax returns filed electronically are 20% more accurate than paper returns.” And apparently, the IRS is trying to make e-filing even easier…
“Free File, found at irs.gov, is geared to people making $52,000 or less. A public/private partnership, which includes tax prep guidance from the big three, H&R Block’s TaxCut, Intuit’s TurboTax and 2nd Story Software’s TaxACT, Free File is aimed at helping self-filers do so electronically, without the help of a pro. It steers filers to the program that best suits them.”
So, who is planning on e-filing this year? Does anyone have e-filing horror stories or success stories they’d like to share? And do any freelancers out there make use of e-filing software — or is it just too complicated?
NYers switching to e-filing [NY Daily News]
They charge you for e-filing. Plus, I have to pay both the Feds and the State. Better for me to mail it on April 15, and have the bastards get the money a day or two later.
you know that red circle in the center of a dart board? i’m jes’ sayin’.
2 years ago, my first year as a full-time freelancer, I barely made a living wage, and I applied for a lot of deductions as start-up costs. I used a reliable accountant friend and STILL got audited. It really sucked. (After hours of meetings and digging up all my receipts, I only ended up having to pay an extra $200 or so.) I’d like to use online software, but now I’m afraid to.
I will not efile as long as the IRS outsources this. Why on earth can’t a taxpayer efile their taxes directly with the IRS?
I’ve used http://www.taxact.com for 5 years now… I’ll never fill in another tax form again. 🙂