Free Online Taxes

[Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO]

I've used Tax Act in Firefox on both Windows and Linux successfully.  I
believe you need javascript and cookies enabled.  I've started in
Windows and then finished in Linux.  There were some problems in Firefox
last year or the year before and so I submitted bug reports so their
Firefox support could improve.  I think I've used them for the last 3
years.
www.taxact.com
Federal e-filing is free to all, but you can upgrade to get more online
help and hints to save money.  To file state costs money.  So I went to
the MO Dept. of Revenue and they had a PDF that let you put in info and
print the result for free.  I then printed that and mailed it off.  I
did that under Windows with Acrobat so YMMV under Linux.  It was not the
greatest, but will perhaps improve in future years.
 
Always print hardcopies for your own records and save 5 years worth of
tax filing.
 
Brian Kelsay


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	From: Billy Crook
	Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 3:28 PM
	
	
	
	There's some IRS program called Freefile.  If you make less than
$52k a year, you can choose any of these companies
(http://www.irs.gov/app/freeFile/jsp/index.jsp ) and do your federal
return for free online.  I used HR block online the last two years, so I
was going to again, and I got THIS:
	
	We've detected that you're using an operating system that is
currently not supported by TaxCut Standard Software. 

	TaxCut Standard Software has been optimized for the following
operating systems.

	Win2000, WINXP, Win Vista, MAC OS 10.2.8, MAC OS 10.3.9 and MAC
OS 10.4.8


	
	

	WTF, Why do they care what OS I run?  It's a damn web
application.  All they need to do is optimize for the only real browser
platform, Mozilla, and It'll work anywhere someone has a web browser.
Their inflammatory remarks have angered me, and I want to choose some
other company now.  Any suggestions? 
	

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