Stuck in Iowa

ou struggle for hours reading and re-reading your tax instructions trying to figure out your tax return and then when you do finally file your taxes you sit for weeks on end just waiting for that brown envelope with your tax refund check to come. You think to yourself; There has to be a simpler way.

Does this scenario sound familiar?

The benefits of using efile to file your taxes.

Efile is the fastest way to file your taxes and efiling cuts the tax return processing time in about half. So, if you are expecting a tax refund then you can expect your tax refund in about half of the time it would normally take if you filed your taxes by mailing in your tax return. If you are expecting a tax refund you can have your tax refund deposited directly into your bank account by using Direct Deposit. Our tax service also lets you split your tax refund into two different accounts if you choose direct deposit.

If you efile your taxes the additional benefits are many. You will receive proof from the IRS, usually within 48 hours that your tax return was filed successfully, the security of knowing your tax return was accepted, the tax filing process itself is faster and also efile itself is very accurate.

Even if you owe taxes this year, there are still advantages to efiling your tax return and it does not matter when you efile your tax return. You can efile now and pay later, as long as you pay what you owe by April 15th and by efiling you will have the proof, usually within 48 hours, that your tax return was accepted by the IRS.

Now you can now have your taxes deducted right from your bank account (checking or savings) on any date you choose and the IRS will deduct the amount you owe on that date, as long as the date is on or before April 15th. You can even make a partial payment at the time you efile as long as you pay off the remainder before April 15th.

Not every state accepts the efiling of state tax returns yet.

The following states do support the efile of your state tax returns:

Alabama Kansas New York Arizona Kentucky North Carolina Arkansas Louisiana North Dakota California Maine Ohio Colorado Maryland Oklahoma Connecticut Massachusetts Oregon Delaware Michigan Pennsylvania Minnesota Rhode Island Georgia Mississippi South Carolina Hawaii Missouri Utah Idaho Montana Vermont Illinois Nebraska Virginia Indiana New Jersey West Virginia Iowa New Mexico Wisconsin District of Columbia

There is NO fee for efiling. The IRS does not charge a fee for efile and neither does FileYourTaxesNow.com. Efile is a free service with any paid tax return. If you are using a tax preparation website or tax preparation software that charges you an extra fee for efiling, then they are ripping you off!

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FileYourTaxesNow.com is a fully featured tax preparation service. You can efile your taxes directly to the IRS using our secure servers starting on January 11, 2008. For additional information about efile visit www.FileYourTaxesNow.com/efile-faqs/.