Tell someone about the FairTax while they’re filling out their income tax statements.

With that being said…

Even though we are not fans of the current tax system, we still need to get them done every year by April 15^th. This year, I used a website that was recommended to me called TaxAct.com, and now I am recommending it to all of you.

TaxAct has a similar setup to TurboTax. It asks you simple questions and basically walks you through your return. It is easy to follow and tells you exactly which documents to pull information from for each part of the return. It also allows you to go back and review your old answers and update anything that needs to be updated. Also, you can sign out at any time and when you sign back in, it takes you back to where you left off.

Once your Federal Q&A is done, it will move onto State Q&A, if you happen to need to file for states. Unfortunately, I had to file multiple states, but the question and answer process made it very easy and bearable to complete.

There are a few different levels of the program that you can use, ranging from a Free Edition, including free federal filing with $13.95 filing per state, to the Ultimate Edition, which is $16.95 for federal filing and free for states. The Ultimate Edition has some extra tools thrown in to help with itemized deductions and other more complicated features.

Just imagine, if the FairTax were to become a reality, we would not have to worry about filing anything. There would be no paying accountants for completing your return, no paying for programs such as TaxAct or TurboTax, and April 15^th would be just another spring day.

For the record, FreeFairTaxBook.org has absolutely no affiliation with TaxAct.com or any other tax preperation website for that matter.

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