Free Tax Filing

As far as I am concerned, having to pay income tax is one of the most annoying facts of life. Actually, I can think of only one thing that is more annoying than having to pay income tax and that is having to pay for preparing and filing to pay income tax. That is simply and unequivocally, adding insult to injury and it happens year after year after year.

Thankfully, dear old Uncle Sam finally realized that he has been falling more and more out of favor with his compatriots due to his entire issue of income tax and has decided to give some of us a break.

If your gross income for 2007 was $54,000 or less, Uncle Sam has arranged for you a free filing option. And this option, Free File, will be available to you beginning in mid-January 2008 right in Uncle Sam’s own backyard, the IRS website.

The Free File option will not only cost you nothing, it will also be painless and very, very easy. What more could you ask for?

- You could ask for a fast refund and that is exactly what you will get. If you qualify for a refund and are using Free File, it will be in your mailbox within ten or less days. If you choose to have your refund deposited directly to your bank account, you will be pleased to know that you will get your money even sooner.

- You could ask to have your taxes filed from a more accessible location that will not force you to fight the city traffic and then to drive around for thirty minutes before finding a parking spot. Your wish will be granted because you will have exactly that. With Free File, you will be able to file your taxes from the comfort of your own home computer.
- You could ask that your tax accountant keep his office open at hours that are much more convenient for you. The Free File option is so easy that you will no longer need your tax accountant. You will prepare your own taxes and you will be able to set your own schedule at any time during the day or night. The Free File option will be available to you twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

- You could ask to retain your “green” status by using less paper and that is exactly what the Free File option offers—a paperless tax preparation. All the trees in the world will be thankful.

- You could ask for reassurance that you are really capable of preparing your own tax returns. Relax! Free File features an automatic check for accuracy. If you make a mistake, Free File will find and correct it.

- You could ask for a confirmation that your filed taxes have been received by IRS. Free File will not keep you anxiously waiting and wondering whether your tax returns have been lost in the mail because you will get a quick receipt within forty-eight hours of your filing.

- You could ask that your personal information stay out of unsavory hands. Your data is one hundred percent safe and secure when you use Free File—guaranteed.

With so many of your questions answered so readily and to your complete satisfaction, it would make absolutely no sense for you not to use Free File. I know that I will, and I will not forget to thank Uncle Sam for offering it.

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