A Less Taxing Alternative

tax form. You can choose to go through the program in the forms view. Many IRS forms are included. The Life Events button allows you to go directly to topics such as a birth, job change, marriage, inheritance, lottery winnings, or lawsuit. You can jump to a summary of your return at any time during the process. And you can select whether to automatically save the information.

Special features

Can import last year’s TaxAct return
Links to Keen.com advice service, where customer can choose among advisors with prices listed
Up to five e-filings
TaxWatch feature tells you where your federal tax dollars are spent and makes planning for next year as important as completing this year’s taxes. It even prints a new W-4 to prevent over- or under-withholding

Pricing

Federal Software price: $9.95
Federal e-filing: One free, up to four additional at $7.95 each
State software price: $12.95
State e-filing: $7.95. TaxACT 2002 Deluxe and TaxACT 2002 State with bonus free federal e-file: $19.95

Last-Minute Help
Whether you use pen
and paper, software, or a professional tax preparer, remember you can get help at the IRS hotline at 800-829-1040. Be sure to write down the name and employee number of the person with whom you spoke. You’ll need this information in case you don’t understand the answer or don’t think it’s correct. You can follow up on your refund at the around-the-clock, self-service tax refund hotline at 800-829-1954.