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Taxhead.com Tax Software Approved by IRS; Prepare and EFile a 2006 Tax Return Starting January 10, 2007
Santa Rosa, CA (PRWeb) December 26, 2007 -- Taxhead.com has completed tax software acceptance testing with the IRS. "PATS," which stands for the "Participants Acceptance Testing System," is a testing requirement for Software Developers, Reporting Agents and e-file Transmitters planning to transmit individual electronic returns to the IRS. The purpose of PATS is to ensure, prior to live processing, that Providers transmit in the correct format and meet the IRS electronic filing (efile) specifications, that returns have few validation or math errors, that required tax return fields will post to the IRS Master File and that Providers understand the mechanics of IRS eFile.
Taxhead.com is recognized by consumers and industry analysis to be the fast, easy online tax software program. With a software package that covers about 70 percent of all personal income tax filers, Taxhead.com specializes in persons who use the 1040-A or 1040-EZ tax return form.
An executive from Taxhead.com said, "We don't ask a lot of questions that do not apply to most people. Other tax software takes people through pages and pages of questions that have nothing to do with that person's tax situation. Our approach is user-friendly. We cover the most common, most popular tax forms and situations, and cater to those persons and situations. The result is fast, easy tax software that meets the needs of most people. And, our software remains completely free to use. We only charge if a person wants to eFile their tax return, rather than print and mail the tax return. Many people choose eFile for the same reason they choose Taxhead.com tax software -- fast, easy, secure and paperless."
Last year more people than ever used Taxhead.com to prepare their tax return online free of charge. And record numbers of people used Taxhead.com's IRS eFile service to electronically file tax returns with the IRS. In preparation for the new tax season, Taxhead.com tax software has been made even easier to use. And the new tax laws, tables and codes have been added to cover changes made by the IRS for 2006 tax returns.
The Safe Shopping Network has also finished reviewing www.Taxhead.com online tax software and IRS tax e-file services. Taxhead.com has received a perfect score (100 points out of 100 possible) in all four categories reviewed: (1) safety scoring, (2) usability scoring, (3) performance scoring and (4) overall scoring. The company has received perfect scores since it began online tax filing.
An executive from Taxhead.com responded by saying, "Analysis of our own data has suggested we offer secure, fast tax software and an easy IRS eFile service. Once again an independent tester has helped back up our claims."
Last year two-thirds (67 percent) of Taxhead.com customers completed their tax return in under 30 minutes. About 40 percent completed their tax return in under 20 minutes. And 90 percent of Taxhead.com customer taxes were accepted by the IRS the first time they used our IRS efile service. Almost all of the other 10 percent of tax returns, prepared using Taxhead.com online tax software, were accepted by the IRS after people made minor corrections to their returns.
He added, "Taxhead.com offers a 100% success guarantee, and we stand behind it."
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Taxhead.com Receives Perfect Safety Rating, Again
24 July 2006, Santa Rosa, CA - The Safe Shopping Network has granted online tax software and IRS efile company www.Taxhead.com perfect scores, again.
The Safe Shopping Network has finished reviewing www.Taxhead.com who offers online tax software and IRS tax e-file services. Taxhead.com has received a perfect score (100 points out of 100 possible) in all four categories reviewed: (1) safety scoring, (2) usability scoring, (3) performance scoring, and (4) overall scoring. The company has received perfect scores since 2003.
An executive from Taxhead.com responded by saying, "Analysis of our own data has suggested we offer secure, fast tax software and an easy IRS eFile service. Once again an independent tester has helped back up our claims."
Last year two-thirds (67%) of Taxhead.com customers completed their tax return in under 30 minutes. About 40% completed their tax return in under 20 minutes. And 90% of Taxhead.com customer taxes were accepted by the IRS the first time they used our IRS efile service. Almost all of the other 10% of tax returns, prepared using Taxhead.com online tax software, were accepted by the IRS after people made minor corrections to their returns.
He added, "Taxhead.com offers a 100% success guarantee, and we stand behind it."
To review the scoring go to: SafeShoppingNetwork.com
Tax Refund Loans Under Fire - www.Taxhead.com offers alternative
Saturday, 18 Feb. 2006, Santa Rosa, CA - Refund Anticipation Loans (RAL) are a tool used by many tax preparation services and are coming under increased scrutiny by many consumer advocacy agencies. www.Taxhead.com does not offer refund loans, and manages to get tax refunds to people in days.
Refund Anticipation Loans (RAL) offer to get tax refunds to tax filers in a few days, but RAL's come with a high cost, are not endorsed or encouraged by the IRS, and are under suit by many consumer advocacy agencies. Online tax services such as www.Taxhead.com do not offer refund loans, and for good reasons: With IRS e-file a person can receive a tax refund in less than two (2) weeks, and as fast as nine (9) days. As an alternative to refund loans, www.Taxhead.com promotes e-file and direct deposit. This is the fastest, lowest-cost way to receive a tax refund.
For the official IRS refund cycle chart go to http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p2043.pdf
Still, many other major tax preparation services offer tax refund loans. Those offering "free" tax services often make their money selling refund loans to tax filers, many of which are of low income or otherwise under financial distress. These RAL's are costly and may even be illegal.
An executive from www.Taxhead.com said, "Beware of Tax Refund Loans. It is better to use eFile and direct deposit. We do not offer tax refund loans, but still manage to get our customer's refunds deposited into their bank account in as few as nine days. Our easy, fast tax software combined with IRS e-file makes all this possible."
Recently, California Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed lawsuit against H&R Block for "Illegally Marketing and Selling High-Cost Loans as ‘Instant’ Tax Refunds- Refund Anticipation Loans Enrich Firm, But Drain Millions from Low-Income Families", accticle82920.html" target="_blank">Why not e-file your tax return this year?
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