Top 10 Tips from OnLine Taxes to speed up your refund and filing process.

1. Make a list of what you will need to be completely ready to file online. For example:
   • W2's
     
   • Bank 1099's
     
   • Home loan statement
     
   • Charitable donation documentation
     
   • Investment statements

2. Locate social security cards for you, your spouse, and your dependents (Names and numbers must match IRS records).

3. If someone else lived in your home, they may also count as a dependent. Read the rules.

4. Gather the amount of your child-care expenses and provider tax ID to get the full Child Care Credit.

5. Pull last year’s tax return to compare to this year. It also has the information you need to utilize the PIN program for paperless filing.

6. If you own a house, have large contributions or paid high sales tax, try the itemized deductions Schedule A and compare the total to the Standard deduction. You may be surprised to learn that itemizing is for!

7. Make a list of life changes:
   • Did you get married?
     
   • Have a child?
     
   • Purchase a home?
     
   • Sell a home?
     
   • Set aside money for someone's education?
     
   • Save for retirement?
     
   • Make a contribution to charity?

8. Be aware that tax rules have changed. Exemption amounts have increased, standard deductions have increased, and the standard mileage rate has increased.

9. Make up your mind to “Do it now”. You can file with IRS using www.online-taxes.com beginning Friday, January 14, 2005 and have your refund by the end of the January.

10. Relax! You really can do your own taxes.

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Electronic Filing Begins Soon

OnLine-Taxes.com is now available to enter your 2004 tax information. You may log in and begin your return today.

Use the Log Out/Save buttons at the top of each screen and come back later to finish your return once you receive all of your tax documents.

Or you may completely finish your return and it will be sent January 14, when the IRS begins accepting transmissions. OnLine Taxes will begin electronic transmissions to the IRS and states on that day.

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Price Reduced

Great news! We have decided to lower our price for the federal income tax return to a low $7.95.

Wow! Your state return will only cost $5.95, so that means you can do both for only $13.90. Extra options such as mailing copies, refund loans, etc. will be charged separate. Log on to www.online-taxes.com and check out the great deal.

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Privacy Policy Notice

OnLine Taxes knows that privacy is a major concern for all of our customers as well as us. The information that OnLine Taxes collects from the customer is used solely for the purposes of filing income tax returns directly to the IRS and communicating with our customers. Access to this information is restricted and is available to only those employees who need to know the information in order to provide the customer service that is expected. OnLine Taxes complies with all federal standards to protect this information. OnLine Taxes does not sell, rent, loan, trade, lease or otherwise transfer any personal information including email lists to any third party. All information is treated as confidential information.

To view our complete privacy policy notice click here.

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Customer Questions/Requests

If you have any questions or requests, please send an email to the OnLine Taxes free help desk at Customer Service, and we will personally respond to all emails received.

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Thank you, We look forward to helping you file online in the coming weeks!

OnLine Taxes is an official provider of the IRS E-File Program!

Bill White
Founder / President
On-Line Taxes, Inc.