Hi again I forgot to mention something. I found the process of dealing with TaxACT to be easier on my iPhone. I have no idea why. The input of the basic information on the Mac I found it easier easy, but when I got around to putting in the tax information, I found my iPhone worked a lot better. I know this sounds weird, but that's my experience with it. Regards Gigi
Sent from my iPhone On Jan 28, 2013, at 7:44 AM, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the information; I had been planning to use Taxact but saw the > state's free e-file and wanted to investigate it. I haven't done anything yet > except go through the forms manually and figure everything out as to refund > amounts so I will know what I'm doing when I actually file. So if you input > the information, which is certainly possible, does this eliminate the need to > send attachments after receiving the acknowledgment of the receipt of your > return or does Taxact do this for you? I definitely do intend to complain > about the inaccessibility of this system; there is plenty of information on > these documents that can be validated by directly inputting instead of having > to send the attachment with scanned files. > > > -- > Cheryl > > May the words of my mouth > and the meditation of my heart > be acceptable to You, Lord, > my rock and my Redeemer. > (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) > > > > On Jan 28, 2013, at 6:17 AM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: > >> Hi Cheryl. >> First, how far have you gone in this process? If you have not already >> started sending through your state's web site, you may be able to send both >> your federal and state at the same time. Although there are some issues with >> accessibility which I can further explain if you need to know, I have been >> using Tax Act at taxact.com for the first time this year. I finally figured >> the best way do it to make the process work better. >> >> If, however, you have gone far enough in the process where you're ready to >> send in the papers, it sounds like you could scan them and send them. >> However, I for one would be a little skeptical about doing that because it >> would be difficult if not impossible for you to check the accuracy of what >> you sent in. I guess our sighted friends get to look at the image before >> they send it in. (The state should be yelled at for doing it this way >> because it's not the best accessibility choice. It's been my experience, as >> a former blind IRS employee, that the federal systems are usually more >> accessible than the state's. At least that true for Texas.) >> >> If you use a web site like taxact.com however, you can type in the W-2 >> information yourself so that, although it's a pain to edit, you can do it if >> you make a mistake. If you get all the information together first so that >> you can input it all at once, the process is easier. Presumably you can do >> the same with the state information although I have not tried it since Texas >> doesn't have a state income tax. But I notice there is a choice for state >> questions and answers for putting in the information. >> >> I hope all this makes sense. If I can help you further, please ask. >> >> Regards, >> Gigi >> >> On Jan 28, 2013, at 12:11 AM, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi all. >>> >>> I've been getting things to gether to do my taxes and was looking at the >>> process for my state. I see that after I get my acknowledgment back I have >>> to send them an attachment with files of my w2, rent certificate, and other >>> papers. I would imagine maybe the IRS requires this for the federal return >>> too. So I have two questions. >>> >>> (1) Does anybody know whether the transfer mechanism for sending these >>> files is accessible on the Mac? >>> >>> (2) Is this just a matter of scanning the files? My state says it accepts >>> tif, bmp, jpg and pdf files. But I'm wondering if just scanning them like I >>> do my mail and books is going to be okay or whether they could still >>> receive an attachment with unreadable files. I'd really like to be able to >>> do this but I sure don't want to make my tax experience a long, drawn-out >>> one or have to re-do everything and have to wait and wait for my refund. >>> >>> Any input would be appreciated. >>> >>> -- >>> Cheryl >>> >>> May the words of my mouth >>> and the meditation of my heart >>> be acceptable to You, Lord, >>> my rock and my Redeemer. >>> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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