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FREE ONLINE INCOME TAX FILING OFFERED

BOISE, IDAHO — Jan. 14, 2008 — If you want to file your income tax return for free online, check out the Idaho State Tax Commission's Web site at tax.idaho.gov.  The site features software companies that offer qualifying taxpayers free electronic filing for both federal and Idaho income tax returns.  To get a list of providers and their eligibility requirements, click on the "Free Income Tax Filing" link on the home page.

Idaho has joined with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and software developers to provide this free service to taxpayers.  Those who don't qualify for free filing can use the site to find providers who offer electronic filing for a fee.

Taxpayers who are using federal forms related to recently passed Alternative Minimum Tax legislation should wait to e-file their federal and state returns until Feb. 11, when the IRS computers are reprogammed to process the forms.  It's still faster for these taxpayers to get a refund by filing electronically on Feb. 11 than if they file now by paper.

Electronic filing is a fast, easy way to file taxes and allows taxpayers to get a refund within two weeks versus six to 10 weeks if they file by paper.

Last year 62 percent of Idahoans filed their individual income taxes online.

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