| If Christmas is the most wonderful time of the | | | | it would be using a typical, slow dial-up connection. |
| year, then tax season is without a doubt the | | | | And who know how many more times faster |
| worst. All the questionnaires, boxes, and numbers | | | | than filing using paper forms. Just be sure to get |
| are enough to confuse and drive insane anyone | | | | your satellite Internet some time before April |
| who is not a professional accountant. It is no | | | | 15th, the sooner the better. |
| wonder why the end of March and beginning of | | | | One of the many reasons that these e-filing |
| April are about the least favorite-and most | | | | programs are so great and user-friendly is that |
| dreaded-weeks of the year for most Americans. | | | | they will save your information from one year to |
| Thank goodness for things like DSL, cable, and | | | | the next and automatically import last year's |
| satellite Internet. Now there are several online | | | | relevant information that has not changed into this |
| programs available to help get you through this | | | | year's forms as needed. Not only does this make |
| difficult time. | | | | the process go by faster, they also help you |
| If you are like most people, you probably are not | | | | minimize your chances of messing up. If you |
| quite sure what the IRS means by terms like | | | | make a mistake, the program will catch your |
| deductions, earned income credit, dividends, and | | | | error and point it out to you, and then help you |
| AGI. And now you do not need to. With a | | | | fix it. |
| high-speed Internet connection, such as DSL, | | | | Another benefit to e-filing is that many of these |
| cable, or satellite Internet broadband, you can | | | | programs are free, at least for basic filing |
| now do your taxes relatively quickly and easily | | | | purposes-if you have complicated investments or |
| online using a program like TurboTax, or the one | | | | need more complex assistance, you usually have |
| provided by H&R Block. | | | | the option of upgrading services for a fee. This |
| Such programs will explain all you need to know, | | | | fee is still pretty cheap when compared to the |
| tell you what numbers from which boxes on your | | | | hundreds of dollars it can cost to hire a |
| W2 or 1099 go where, and help you to keep the | | | | professional accountant file your taxes for you. |
| number in the refund box green (positive). Having | | | | Once you have finished filing using an e-filing |
| a high-speed broadband connection will make the | | | | program and a DSL, cable, or satellite Internet |
| process all the more bearable. If you live | | | | connection, you will also receive your refund much |
| somewhere where you do not have access to a | | | | faster-almost immediately-than if you file using |
| wired connection like DSL or cable, this means | | | | mail-in forms. This helps you quickly put the stress |
| signing up for satellite Internet broadband | | | | and pressure behind you and turns the rest of |
| service-this can make the tedious procedure of | | | | April into a season that looks a little more like |
| filing your taxes as many as 50 times faster than | | | | Christmas, at least in terms of merriment. |