This page is updated weekly. Look here for computer tips, Web site reviews, and the latest news from Starpower, The Live Wire of Communications. In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes. With that dread time of the year upon us again, you may want to consider electronic tools and on-line help to file your taxes. Tax programs help create and keep complete and accurate records, freeing the professionals to concentrate on real tax issues.
Computers eliminate math errors and make complex calculations easier.
Electronically filed returns have about a 1 percent error rate compared with 20 percent for returns done by hand. Corrections, such as adding a deduction you forgot, are easier because programs make all corresponding changes automatically. Tax programs contains hints and prompts that make it less likely to overlook something or to take a deduction or credit you don't qualify for. Filing by Internet means speed. If you are expecting a refund, you can get it in 10 to 14 days if you have it deposited directly to your bank account, compared with six to eight weeks for a paper return and check in the mail.