How to File Taxes Online
February 12, 2010
Filing taxes online can make the whole tax return process a little faster. The main benefits of online tax filing are that you can receive a faster refund, your income tax return is immediately delivered to the IRS and state government without a drive to the post office, and the software that allows you to [...]
Tax Credits for 2009
February 9, 2010
Looking for tax credits? Here’s a list of some of the more popular tax credits for 2009, and who qualifies for them:
First Time Homebuyer Earned Income Tax
The first time homebuyer’s tax credit was part of the economic recovery plan in 2009. It allows first time homebuyers who purchased homes in 2009 to take [...]
Weekend Tax Tips
February 7, 2010
Your federal tax return isn’t due until April 15th this year but it’s time to start thinking about gathering together all your tax forms and figuring out what you owe or how much your tax refund will be. If you use TurboTax to file make sure to enter the contest for free turbo tax that [...]
Turbo Tax Free Trial!
February 4, 2010
A free trial of Turbo Tax? If you visit the TurboTax site you’ll notice buttons that say “Start for Free”. You can actually do more than start, you can complete your whole tax return for free without even creating an account with any version of TurboTax online.
You don’t have to pay until you e-file or print [...]
Free Turbo Tax Software!
January 26, 2010
Free TurboTax Premier Giveaway
Thanks to the team at Intuit, I’m giving away free access to TurboTax Premier to three of you! Using TurboTax to file your income tax return has been the topic here for a few days so I figured it would make sense to give you a chance to try for some free [...]
TurboTax Online Edition
January 25, 2010
Did you know TurboTax online editions offer the same functionality that the desktop versions of the tax software provide? I wasn’t aware of this until my recent chat with Bob Meighan, chief customer advocate for Turbo Tax.
Last time I covered our conversation on the benefits of tax preparation software, who TurboTax is for and [...]
TurboTax Software vs Manual Income Tax Returns
January 22, 2010
TurboTax vice president, Bob Meighan is back again today to talk about the benefits of tax preparation, who TurboTax is and isn’t for, and when people tend to do their income tax return. In the first segment we covered Bob’s role as consumer advocate for TurboTax and what types of tax questions are troubling customers [...]
TurboTax Software Inside Edition
January 21, 2010
TurboTax vice president, Bob Meighan, gave me a few minutes of his time recently to talk about the Turbo Tax product and what goes on behind the scenes to make the tax preparation software as smart as it is.
Bob’s the vice president of consumer advocacy for TurboTax and has worked at Intuit since 1991 so [...]
Tax Return Deadlines
January 20, 2010
Tax return deadlines aren’t flexible so here’s a list of dates to keep in mind as you gather receipts and determine deductions for 2009 and 2010.
December 31, 2009
This is the deadline for making expenditures which can be deducted from your 2009 tax return, payments such as mortgage interest and charitable donations.
January 2010
Businesses are preparing tax documents [...]
2009 Federal Tax Brackets
January 19, 2010
The 2009 federal tax brackets were released last April but here’s a reminder of where you stand when filing your federal income tax return. The tax bracket you end up in depends on the amount of your total taxable income; including pension plans or additional sources of income.
For example, if you are married filing jointly [...]
