Consumer Tax Advocate Provides Tips on Free Tax Filing Options

New TurboTax video guides taxpayers through free tax filing options

2011-03-13

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, March 13, 2011 (Press-News.org) TurboTax's consumer tax advocate, Rich Preece, recently released a new video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2ihbIMpNVQ) offering tips on free tax filing options to not only help tax procrastinators easily and accurately file their tax return before the deadline but also to ensure they get the biggest possible refund on their taxes.

With April 15th just a few weeks away, it's time for all those tax procrastinators to start gathering together their tax documents. But just because you have waited until the last minute to file doesn't mean that you have to leave money on the table. Even 11th hour filers can take advantage of TurboTax's Federal Free Edition where they can prepare, print and efile their simple federal tax return.

Learn what you need to know about doing your taxes yourself with tax preparation software, what free tax preparation options are available to taxpayers, and how to make the most of your tax return once you get it.

Rich Preece is Consumer Tax Advocate at TurboTax. As a consumer tax advocate for TurboTax, the nation's leading tax software, Rich Preece provides consumer tips and advice to help Americans prepare and file their own taxes easily and accurately. Preece has contributed to local and national print and online publications, including PC Magazine and USA Today as well as local and national radio and TV broadcast segments such as Fox Business.

To view the TurboTax video offering tips on free tax filing options, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2ihbIMpNVQ.

About Intuit Inc.

Intuit Inc. is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small and mid-sized businesses; financial institutions, including banks and credit unions; consumers and accounting professionals. Its flagship products and services, including QuickBooks , Quicken and TurboTax software, simplify small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing. ProSeries and Lacerte are Intuit's leading tax preparation software suites for professional accountants. The company's financial institutions division, anchored by Digital Insight, provides on-demand banking services to help banks and credit unions serve businesses and consumers with innovative solutions.

Founded in 1983, Intuit had annual revenue of $3.1 billion in its fiscal year 2008. The company has approximately 8,000 employees with major offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other locations. More information can be found at http://www.intuit.com.

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