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Tax link library -- General tax resources |
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Revenue Service The Digital Daily Yahoo!
Tax Center |
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| Snap
Tax Center Major features: Mostly links to external sites (e.g. MSN, IRS) including discussion groups, deduction finder, federal and state forms, calendar, refund and tax law impact calculators, local accountants and tax specialists, glossary, online filing, tax codes. Main strength: Daily piece of expert tax advice is an upfront, quick and informative read. Notes: Links to many different outside sources, very little information comes from Snap itself. Very basic interface/graphics. Not incredibly easy to find. |
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| MSN
MoneyCentral Major features: Tax news and articles, deduction finder, tax IQ test, financial software, glossary, federal and state forms. Main strength: Quick reference section is fantastic! Extremely easy way to find hundreds of articles, links, tools, and answers to questions on almost any tax related topic. Notes: Basic interface/graphics. |
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Fed's Tax Board |
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| Armchair
Millionaire Tax Center Major features: Federal and state forms, tax tips and advice, IRS publications. Main strength: Fairly good tips and information section with answers to many commonly asked questions. Notes: Seems very incomplete and out of date. |
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| Quicken.com Major features: Federal and state forms, expert tax advice and columns, Q-and-A, calendars, regulations, financial glossary, message boards, links, online preparation/filing and preparation software. Main strength: Extremely well-known. Tax rate tables easy to find and use. Notes: Mainly a site for pushing TurboTax. Not as content-rich as some competitors. |
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| SecureTax Major features: Online preparation/filing, daily tax tips, federal and state forms, newsletter, FAQ. Main strength: The "AnyTime" tax return organizer allows the user to enter tax information year-round, which makes filing a much quicker process when the time comes. Notes: Layout of home page seems a bit unorganized. Location of key information could be improved. |
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| World
Wide Web Tax Major features: Online preparation/filing, online bookstore, FAQ, links, software. Main strength: Nice selection of tax-related literature sold online. Notes: Very boring and cluttered home page. Navigation is tedious. |
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| e1040
Online Tax Services Major features: Online preparation/filing, federal tax forms, calculator and expert advice. Main strength: Easy to use "quickie" tax calculator. Notes: Provides very basic services. More expensive than competitors. |
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| www.1040.com Major features: Tax news, downloadable federal and state tax forms, general tax information, tax law changes, IRS bulletin board files, preparer database, state department of revenue listings and links to state revenue Web sites. Main strength: Simple home page with easy to understand links, information is comprehensive. Notes: This is a service of Drake software. The Drake preparer database is currently under construction. |
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| National
Association of Tax Practitioners Major features: Online classes, workshops, a tax information channel with news, tips and help finding a tax professional. Main strength: This is an outstanding site for tax professionals or wanna bees. It's also an easy way to locate a tax professional close-by. Notes: This is the National Association of Tax Practitioners' Web site and is geared more towards people working or wanting to work in the tax field. |
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| Tax
News Network Major features: Articles, tax updates (i.e. business, state, global, insurance), newsletters. Main strength: Good selection of tax-related newsletters. Endless amount of 24-hour real-time tax news and information for those willing to pay. Notes: Tailored to the needs of the tax professional. Not as useful for the everyday taxpayer. |
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| Deloitte
and Touche Tax News and Views Major features: Articles and breaking tax news from Capitol Hill. Main strength: Great source for tax-related news from Washington (tax related Congressional debate, etc.). Notes: Frequently but inconsistently updated. |
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| SmartMoney
Tax Guide Major features: Tax-related articles covering capital gains and options, deductions, write-offs, planning, home and family taxes, tax traps, and IRA/retirement issues. Main strength: Articles are very informative and well-categorized. A very content-rich site. Notes: Not a great site to find answers to specific questions. Not at all interactive ... simply an online magazine. |
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| Ernst
and Young Tax Services Major features: Tax news and articles, tax related cartoons, books and software, links. Main strength: "EY Tax Cast" provides a good amount of information for tax professionals. "Tax Toons" section adds a nice touch of levity to the site. Notes: Navigation is wanting. Probably not the best site for the average user. |
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| NetGuide
Taxes Major features: Tax-related articles, step-by-step guide to online filing, links, best tax site picks. Main strength: Step-by-step section for online filing provides a good explanation of the process for users with basic questions or apprehensions. Notes: Pushes Quicken and TurboTax heavily. Not an incredibly complete site |
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| Deloitte
and Touche Tax Planning Guide Major features: Tax planning worksheet, calendar, tax rates table, tips and strategies, tax planning software. Main strength: Tips and strategies are easily accessible and clear-cut. Notes: Navigation is lacking. Sparse, uninspiring home page. |
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| Intuit
TurboTax Major features: Federal and state downloadable preparation/filing software, online preparation/filing, online technical support, downloadable updates. Main strength: Technical support and in-depth product information is readily available. Notes: Very basic and self-explanatory. |
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| Kiplinger
TaxCut Major features: Federal and state downloadable preparation/filing software, online preparation/filing, online technical support, downloadable updates, tax bill estimator. Main strength: Free 1040EZ online filing and tax estimator. Notes: Generally more helpful than TurboTax. |
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| Essential
Links: Taxes Major features: Links Main strength: Large number of well-categorized tax links. Each link briefly described. Notes: Layout and navigation are basic. |
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| TaxSites Major features: Links Main strength: Virtually endless number of links. Extremely straightforward and easy to use. Notes: Also contains links to accounting sites and other miscellaneous sites. |
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| Tax law and code | ||
| U.S.
Tax Code Online Major features: Complete text of the United States Internal Revenue Code (26 USC). Main strength: No-frills approach. Complete tax code in the raw. |
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| Nolo.com Major features: Encyclopedia of tax-related law. Main strength: Easy-to-use pull-down table of contents and keyword list. Notes: Layout leaves something to be desired. |
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| --Posted Nov. 1, 1999 |
