Congress is in the middle of considering the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (HR 598), the first major tax bill of the year. Already HR 598 has passed the House ... Read More

I've spend the last few days looking at TurboTax, both their online and desktop versions of this popular tax preparation program. As with previous versions, TurboTax provides plenty of content ... Read More

Does the IRS require tax preparation software to be accurate? Does it test software to ensure the numbers are calculated appropriately? Or to phrase it bluntly, is your tax software ... Read More

Every year, I look forward to the latest batch of tax software. I've been trying out all the major software this past weekend, and here's the first in a series ... Read More

Before you can start working on your tax return, you'll need to gather up your tax documents. For many of us, that means Form W-2 which reports our wages and ... Read More

Update: As of April 2009, the Franchise Tax Board has begun issuing refunds. California taxpayers can check their refund status at the FTB's refund status Web page. The Franchise Tax Board ... Read More

Today, January 16, 2009, is the first day that someone can file a return electronically with the IRS. E-file is available to people using tax preparation software on their desktop, ... Read More

Tax refunds are sometimes delayed, often for inexplicable reasons. In many cases, you can track your tax refund online using the Where's My Refund? applet on the IRS Web site. ... Read More

The final estimated tax payment for 2008 is due on Thursday, January 15th, 2009. To avoid the penalty for not paying enough estimated tax, it's best to pay in at ... Read More

April 15th, 2009, is the deadline to file personal income tax returns. But there are other important tax-related deadlines, including deadlines for sending in estimated tax payments and making contributions ... Read More