ASSOCIATES (vol. 7 no. 3, March 2001) - associates.ucr.edu
by
Brad Eden, Ph.D
Head of Cataloging
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
beden@ccmail.nevada.edu
Well, it's that time of year again. Spring is in the air, and everyone is thinking about their favorite topic... TAXES!! Yes, it's that time of year again when the government asks us to give up our 5 1/2 months worth of salary so that we can give billions of our hard-earned dollars to other countries to use and spend at their discretion. Can you tell that I enjoy this topic; don't get me going! Anyway, if you are like me, you need all the help that you can get when it comes to doing your taxes. So here are some sites that I have found helpful in this area. The usual disclaimer that these URLs work as of the writing of this column holds (in other words, tomorrow is another day). If you have any comments or ideas for future columns, please contact me at the email address above. Thanks.
IRS
www.irs.gov
The Internal Revenue Service's homepage, with all the efiles that you can
handle, as well as online filing of your tax return.
Quicken.com
www.quicken.com/taxes/
Download TurboTax for the web and prepare your taxes online. Many intuitive
tools and useful tax information.
H&R Block
www.hrblock.com/taxes/
One of the most popular tax services out there. Offers answers to questions by
professionals, as well as good advice.
Yahoo! Tax Center
taxes.yahoo.com
Has planning and preparation resources on online tax filing services, federal
tax refund estimators, forms, and educational articles
MoneyCentral Taxes
moneycentral.msn.com/tax/home.asp
More electronic tax forms, a tax calculator, a deduction finder, and many
interesting articles
"Tax Matters" at SmartMoney.com
www.smartmoney.com/taxmatters/
A weekly column by Bill Bischoff that tackles basic financial and tax questions
Kimberly Lankford at Kiplinger.com
www.kiplinger.com/columns/ask/
Addresses personal finance issues, and maintains a searchable archive of topics
Ask Investorama at Investorama.com
www.investorama.com/askinvestorama/taxes
A question-answering service on tax-related questions
Teresa Tritch at Money.com
www.money.com/money/columnists/tritch/
A popular Q&A column that covers an array of tax-related questions