For just about as long as the United States has existed, people have been required to file an income tax. Income earned by the average American is taxed by the IRS (internal revenue service) due to the taxation schedule posted on their website. The taxes collected by the IRS, regardless of whether people are filing online or filling out IRS tax forms, are used to maintain Government services and are the main form of revenue for the Government of the United States of America.
Now for many people, the traditional method of filling out and submitting their income tax return is still the method that they use today. Namely, filling out the forms that are sent out by the IRS every year and sending those forms back in by conventional snail mail. This method is certain, familiar and as a general rule people will prefer something certain and familiar to something that is new and (in their minds at least) untested.
At least, people look at it that way until theyve tried filing online.
Submitting your taxes online can be very straightforward and easy to do, especially if you use the help of some tax software to help you do so. The basic procedure for filing online is...