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Tax season sales are down for tax preparation services

Apr 21, 2010 Tax Changes

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According to a Reuters News Release, H&R Block and Jackson Hewitt Tax Service sales dropped this tax season. The largest tax service, H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) based in Kansas City, MO, US with offices in the US, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, reported a 5% drop in the number of tax returns filed for the 2009 tax year.  The tax service giant and its chief competitor, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service (NYSE: JTX) located in Norfolk, VA, US continue to lose market shares to online software like Turbo Tax.  Jackson Hewitt, with over 5,000 franchises in the US, was founded by John Hewitt, a former Block employee, in 1982.  Turbo Tax is the tax preparation software product of Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) headquartered in Mountain View, CA, US.

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Last Minute Tips from the IRS…

Apr 9, 2010 Tax Management

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A recent list of last minute tips from the IRS includes the following -

• The world has changed. Avoid using paper tax forms. File electronically for free on IRS.gov using their Free File Fillable Forms or Traditional Free File.

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