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Free Online Taxes

It is quite a harrowing situation when you are trying to prepare 2009 taxes, sitting with the tax booklet and form, and all your pay stubs and receipts. At the same time hiring a tax professional is quite costly for just preparing returns. However a good tax service can prove to be both beneficial and economical.

A good tax service has lot to offer and includes services like online submissions for all states, lab testing of possible mistakes and deductions, sales applications which are linked to proper import information, IRS text publications and ability to talk directly with the experts who are preparing the taxes. Such services also offer monetary advice covering topics like preparation of pension, info on rentals and ownership of homes, advice on small business and so on.

A good tax service will offer much more than free online taxes 2009 and will include the basic preparation of taxes and a conscientious strategy and planning of your taxes and finances.

Tax programs are indeed a boon, as a good one is simple to use and will relieve you of the stress and anxiety of preparing your returns.

The tax application if any should be easy to install and set-up, so as to access the online tax service speedily and effectively.

Online software for taxes should provide all the tools and features needed for filing an accurate and complete tax return. Apart from providing the relevant state forms for taxes, a good service will also provide publications from IRS, other program imports, error rectification and deductions, and a suitable audit defense.

The program should be logical and provide proper drop-down menus, relevant icons and the relevant definitions for an effective work flow.

The interface has to be extremely user-friendly as there are many who have never availed a tax service online. The databases should be up to date providing the current tax laws in an easy to understand form without using the complicated tax jargon. The program should also be proof to errors which are likely to be made by the novice tax preparer.

The online tax service should have a proper help system with contextual help menus and in-depth explanation for each step. Apart from this the service should also offer tax advice the other support through online chat, email or phone.

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2 Important Changes in the Tax Law this Tax Season

2 Important Changes in the Tax Law this Tax Season

The Standard Mileage Rates for travel in 2008 have improved to help compensate for higher gas prices experienced during the year. While the Kiddie Tax has been adjusted to include more children.

1. Standard Mileage Rates Change

The only standard mileage rate to not change is the mileage rate for volunteer travel. But all other forms including business and medical travel have increased. The mileage rate for business travel increases to 50.5 cents a mile for the first half of the year while the second half of the year gets … Read more at 2009 Taxes

2 Important Changes in the Tax Law this Tax Season

The Standard Mileage Rates for travel in 2008 have improved to help compensate for higher gas prices experienced during the year. While the Kiddie Tax has been adjusted to include more children.

1. Standard Mileage Rates Change

The only standard mileage rate to not change is the mileage rate for volunteer travel. But all other forms including business and medical travel have increased. The mileage rate for business travel increases to 50.5 cents a mile for the first half of the year while the second half of the year gets a very favorable 58.5 cents a mile. The medical travel rates have similar increases with the first half of the year being 19 cents a mile while the second half of 2008 increases to 27 cents a mile.

2. The Children Investment Tax Have Been Changed

The so called “Kiddie Tax” has expanded to include older children and not just children younger than 18 years old. If your child is 18 years old and did not provide for at least 50% of their support during the year they will now have to have their investment income taxed at the parents tax rate. Or if you child is 18 to 24, a student, and did not support themselves above 50% of needed funds they will also have investment earnings taxed at the higher parental rate.

Top Ten Tax Tips

Top Five Tax Tips for 2009

The IRS has released their top ten tax tips and we are presenting the first five tips here now. Continue to check back with us with future tax tips and great online refund filing options from our great sponsors.

  1. Gather  your records. Get all your receipts and documents for any deductions you are planning to take this tax season.

  2. Do some research. Publication 17 from the IRS highlights everything you need to know to file your 2008 taxes this year.

  3. Plan  your filing options. Do you want to use an online free filing option

… Read more at 2009 Taxes

Top Five Tax Tips for 2009

The IRS has released their top ten tax tips and we are presenting the first five tips here now. Continue to check back with us with future tax tips and great online refund filing options from our great sponsors.

  1. Gather  your records. Get all your receipts and documents for any deductions you are planning to take this tax season.

  2. Do some research. Publication 17 from the IRS highlights everything you need to know to file your 2008 taxes this year.

  3. Plan  your filing options. Do you want to use an online free filing option, prepare your return with a CPA or do the return yourself at home with one of the software packages available.

  4. Compare your tax forms. Find all the forms you’ll need on the IRS website and compare the forms to last years for differences in the returns and possible new deductions and credits.

  5. There’s no rush. You have to mid April to file your return and get file an extension if you need extra time so there’s no rush. Make sure you get every deduction and possibly compare the results of more than one online return filing provider.

TaxBrain Online Tax Preparation

TaxBrain Online Tax Preparation

If you’re looking for 1040 EZ, 1040 Basic, 1040 Deluxe, or 1040 Premium tax preparation, TaxBrain has the service you are looking for. Get your federal tax prepared, a full review, transfer data from prior years, more than one state, a security guarantee, error double checking, and free customer support.

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Don’t delay your return, get a 2-Day QuickAccess loan or the QuickAccess Standard. Don’t pay a thing as your fees will be deducted from your return and you will get a check in 48 hours with the loan option or around 2 weeks … Read more at 2009 Taxes

TaxBrain Online Tax Preparation

If you’re looking for 1040 EZ, 1040 Basic, 1040 Deluxe, or 1040 Premium tax preparation, TaxBrain has the service you are looking for. Get your federal tax prepared, a full review, transfer data from prior years, more than one state, a security guarantee, error double checking, and free customer support.

Fast Filing

Don’t delay your return, get a 2-Day QuickAccess loan or the QuickAccess Standard. Don’t pay a thing as your fees will be deducted from your return and you will get a check in 48 hours with the loan option or around 2 weeks the with standard option.

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