E-Filing Taxes

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  • April 7, 2013

    SAN DIEGO (MainStreet) — When sending personal information to the Internal Revenue Service, which method feels safer to you: traditional snail mail or electronic submission?

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  • March 25, 2013

    SAN DIEGO (MainStreet) — So you’ve decided to take the plunge and join the growing number of people e-filing taxes, but you worry about potential mistakes?

    As it turns out, there’s...

  • March 13, 2013

    SAN DIEGO (MainStreet) — These days you can use your smartphone for just about everything, including e-filing your taxes.

    In fact, submitting tax returns via a mobile device is the...

  • March 6, 2013

    NEW YORK (MainStreet) — It’s that time again — tax season. And procrastination is in full swing.

    With e-filling however, even the procrastinators can meet the looming filing deadline...

  • February 19, 2013

    In 2001, most people filed their taxes with a pen and a stamp. Today, that's the rarity. Since the millennium, the rate of e-filing IRS forms has grown from about 30 percent of filers to about 80 percent.

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  • February 15, 2013

    Have you always filed electronically? Never done it? Here are a few things to consider.

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    Accuracy: Estimates for the error rate for paper returns vary from 10 to 21 percent. Estimates...

  • February 15, 2013

    Roughly one in three Americans file their own taxes online, rather than use a professional tax preparer. If you're going to file electronically, here are a few ways to do it.

    If you make less than $57,000 a year, you don't have to pay...

  • February 12, 2013

    It doesn't matter what you want to do with your mobile device; it seems like there's an app for anything and everything you can think of. Well, being that it's tax season it should come as no surprise that there's an app for that...

  • February 1, 2013

    When you retire, you may find that there are many options when it comes to choosing where to live out your golden years.

    Key factors in your decision-making will likely include climate, proximity to family, recreational opportunities, the...

  • January 23, 2013

    Most people get their taxes done by an accountant. However, there are also a lot of people that use tax software. There are pros and cons to each tax preparation method and the ideal choice depends on your specific situation. CNBC contributor...