2004 Instructions for Form 1040 (ALL) - Supreme Law Firm
2004 Instructions for Form 1040 (ALL) - Supreme Law Firm
2004 Instructions for Form 1040 (ALL) - Supreme Law Firm
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What is IRS e-file?<br />
It’s the fastest, easiest, and most convenient way to file your income tax return electronically. So easy, over 61 million<br />
taxpayers preferred e-file over filing a paper income tax return last year. Visit the IRS website at www.irs.gov/efile <strong>for</strong><br />
all the details and latest in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
What are the benefits?<br />
Free File Options!<br />
● At least 60 percent of taxpayers are eligible to use free commercial online tax preparation software to e-file.<br />
● Visit www.irs.gov to see if you qualify and to access these free services offered by the tax software industry (not<br />
the IRS).<br />
Fast! Easy! Convenient!<br />
consider it done<br />
● Get your refund in half the time as paper filers do, even faster and safer with direct deposit. See page 54.<br />
● Sign electronically and file a completely paperless return. See page 56.<br />
● Receive an electronic proof of receipt within 48 hours that the IRS received your return.<br />
● If you owe, you can e-file and authorize an electronic funds withdrawal or pay by credit card. If you e-file be<strong>for</strong>e<br />
April 15, 2005, you can schedule an electronic funds withdrawal from your checking or savings account as late as<br />
April 15, 2005. See page 55.<br />
● Prepare and file your federal and state returns together and save time.<br />
Accurate! Secure!<br />
● IRS computers quickly and automatically check <strong>for</strong> errors or other missing in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
● The chance of being audited does not differ whether you e-file or file a paper income tax return.<br />
● Your bank account in<strong>for</strong>mation is safeguarded along with other tax return in<strong>for</strong>mation. The IRS does not have<br />
access to credit card numbers.<br />
Visit the IRS website at www.irs.gov/efile <strong>for</strong> details.<br />
How to e-file?<br />
Use an Authorized IRS e-file<br />
Provider<br />
Many tax professionals electronically file tax returns<br />
<strong>for</strong> their clients. As a taxpayer, you have two options:<br />
● You can prepare your return, take it to an<br />
Authorized IRS e-file Provider, and have the provider<br />
transmit it electronically to the IRS, or<br />
● You can have a tax professional prepare your return<br />
and transmit it <strong>for</strong> you electronically.<br />
Tax professionals can charge a fee <strong>for</strong> IRS e-file.<br />
Fees can vary depending on the professional and the<br />
specific services rendered.<br />
Use a Personal Computer<br />
You can file your income tax return in a fast, easy,<br />
convenient way using your personal computer. A<br />
computer with a modem or Internet access and tax<br />
preparation software are all you need. Best of all, you<br />
can e-file from the com<strong>for</strong>t of your home 24 hours a<br />
day, 7 days a week. Visit www.irs.gov <strong>for</strong> details.<br />
IRS approved tax preparation software is available<br />
<strong>for</strong> online use on the Internet, <strong>for</strong> download from the<br />
Internet, and in retail stores. Visit www.irs.gov/efile <strong>for</strong><br />
details.<br />
If you do not qualify <strong>for</strong> the Free File options, visit<br />
our Partners Page <strong>for</strong> partners that offer other free or<br />
low-cost filing options at www.irs.gov/efile.<br />
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