A taxpayer's first experience is typically as a student. Therefore, Access America provides us an opportunity to make Web-based filing and information retrieval available to these students at the earliest possible time. College and high school students can get their specific tax questions answered in the Students Guide to Federal Income Tax. Students can discover what education expenses might be tax deductible or how to figure out exemptions and deductions. In the 1999 tax filing year, 24.6 million taxpayers used an IRS e-file option to file Federal income tax returns, an increase of 19 percent from the previous year.
Electronic filing means faster refunds for taxpayers and more accurate filing than paper returns.
To make electronic filing a reality for more Americans, the IRS is working with private sector companies like Intuit, Universal Tax Systems and others to bring taxpayers convenient and affordable e-file options. Better delivery includes electronic delivery. In this way, many services can be accessed directly from home or the student's dormitory at a time and place convenient to the student. As tax season approaches, look for more online student services from the IRS available through Access America for Students.