State electronic filing is available to any taxpayer who filed his federal return electronically through a tax preparer. Both tax-refund returns and tax due returns can be filed electronically. It means money that is rightfully theirs is being returned to them faster than before. Taxpayers can take heart knowing that fewer of their dollars are being spent processing and storing paper returns. Since there's less paperwork involved, there are fewer data entry errors.
Taxpayers also receive an acknowledgment from the state that their returns have been received.
If you intend to file by paper, now is a good time to do it. Electronic filing means less paper returns are being processed, and you can get your refund sooner. We plan to expand electronic filing to include business tax returns such as sales tax and motor fuel reports, to expand the income tax telefile program and to offer on-line filing through a secure Internet program. These are just some of the ways we're using technology to make state government serve you better. We've streamlined the automobile registration process so that, when the system is fully set up, you'll be able to renew your tags by phone, mail or computer.