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MHD
Citizen
Username: Mayhewdrive
Post Number: 3851
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, April 8, 2006 - 9:01 pm: | 
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I could have sworn that TurboTax offered a rebate for e-filing, which made filing electronically free, but I can't seem to find anything in the software about it.
Did they discontinue that this year, or am I missing something? |
Jennifer Pickett
Citizen
Username: Jpickett
Post Number: 195
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, April 9, 2006 - 8:24 pm: |
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It was discontinued this year. I had to pay to e-file both federal and state. Which sucks, but I still would rather hand over $15 than print, stamp, wait, etc. There is still free e-filing from several online services if you meet certain criteria, but I was lazy and wanted to import everything from last year. |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 3346
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 7:25 am: |
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I understand why Intuit and other providers charge for e-file. It's a service they are providing and it costs them something to provide it (although I suspect that they profit fairly well on it) and that's business.
However, it seems to me that the IRS ought to offer a credit for this, because it clearly saves them money in processing the returns. As it stands now, it is only a miscellaneous itemized deduction (for tax preparation costs) which doesn't help most of us since it is subject to the 2% of income floor. |
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