Tax prep software

When it comes to getting up to speed for filing season, everyone has a different hurdle.

Changes should make it easier for taxpayers to find the free versions of tax prep software from vendors who have been accused of misleading consumers into paying for the products.

H&R Block’s virtual tax preparation service, Tax Pro Go, is now available for $99 exclusively at Walmart stores around the United States.

The Internal Revenue Service has signed a new agreement with Free File, Inc., formerly known as the Free File Alliance, after controversy erupted during tax season this year over the difficulty of finding free versions of consumer tax filing software like TurboTax.

The report, which will appear in February, will recognize the best new and significantly improved products aimed at tax and accounting professionals, as judged by the editors of Accounting Today.

Taxpayers are more than twice as likely to use DIY tax preparation software as an accountant to do their taxes, but they’re 38 percent less satisfied with the results, according to a new survey.

Intuit is also offering its own Cloud hosting solution for the desktop tax prep software.

Updates include new forms, e-file capabilities, and behind-the-scenes software upgrades.

The digital platform will offer licensed tax professionals who prepare and file customers' individual US federal and state returns.

The tax software maker has named Davis Bell as its new CEO, succeeding founder Kurt Avarell, and raised new funding from its existing investors after a series of reverses this past year.