Online Tax Programs
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SecureTax
https://www.securetax.com
Cost: $9.95 for both 1040-EZ and 540-EZ, federal and state; $14.95 for the longer 1040A/1040 and the 540, federal and state
Best for: No one
OK for: Knowledgeable taxpayers with simple to moderately complicated returns
Not for: Beginners or taxpayers with complex returns
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OneTax
https://www.onetax.com
Cost: $9.95 for both federal and state returns
Best for: No one
OK for: Knowledgeable taxpayers with simple returns
Not for: Beginners, taxpayers with complicated returns, business owners, many parents, people with casualty or theft losses, people with deductible employee expenses.
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Kiplinger TaxCut
https://www.taxcut.com
Cost: $19.95 for federal, $19.95 for state
Best for: Knowledgeable taxpayers with simple to moderately complicated returns
OK for: Most taxpayers, including beginners
Not for: Anyone who wants to access a return via the Web (Software must be downloaded and stored on a computer hard drive.)
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WebTurboTax
https://www.webturbotax.com
Cost: $19.95 for federal, $19.95 for state
Best for: Most taxpayers, including beginners
OK for: Taxpayers with complex returns
Not for: Taxpayers who must use an Internet connection that passes through certain corporate firewalls
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