This is a reminder in the form of an article I posted a few weeks ago.

If you’ve filed for an extension for reporting your 2007 federal income tax, your deadline is today. Here are some important resources to help you file today without a penalty.

File your taxes for free. The Free File Alliance allows residents in most states to file for free as long as the taxpayer meets certain qualifications. Here is a list of different services that provide options to file your tax return for free.

Economic Stimulus Tax Rebate Calculator. If you haven’t heard, many people who earned income in 2007 are eligible to receive some of their taxes back in the form of the economic stimulus. This calculator helps you estimate how much the government owes you for this particular payment. If you want to receive a payment from the stimulus progran you must file your income taxes by the end of today.

TurboTax Online (the Federal Free Edition) is one of the most popular methods of filing taxes without an accountant. I’ve used this in the past and I was happy with the results.

The online version is good for simple taxes, but if you have more complex situations, you may want to try TurboTax Premier (with support for investments and rental properties) or TurboTax Deluxe to focus on deductions you may receive for mortgage interest paid, donations, or education expenses. Self-employed individuals may opt for TurboTax Home and Business.

H&R Block also offers a variety of software for filing your taxes, all available for completing your federal income tax filing today. TaxCut comes in several different flavors, including software packages on CD-ROM and online editions. One of these online services is directed towards young taxpayers, Tango.

I filed my taxes earlier this year with TaxAct. A few years ago, I switched from TurboTax Online when it was no longer free for me.

If you’ve filed for an extension for reporting your 2007 federal income tax, your deadline is quickly arriving. Here are some important resources to help you make that deadline.

File your taxes for free. The Free File Alliance allows residents in most states to file for free as long as the taxpayer meets certain qualifications. Here is a list of different services that provide options to file your tax return for free.

Economic Stimulus Tax Rebate Calculator. If you haven’t heard, many people who earned income in 2007 are eligible to receive some of their taxes back in the form of the economic stimulus. This calculator helps you estimate how much the government owes you for this particular payment. The deadline for filing your taxes to receive a stimulus payment is October 15.

TurboTax Online (the Federal Free Edition) is one of the most popular methods of filing taxes without an accountant. I’ve used this in the past and I was happy with the results.

The online version is good for simple taxes, but if you have more complex situations, you may want to try TurboTax Premier (with support for investments and rental properties) or TurboTax Deluxe to focus on deductions you may receive for mortgage interest paid, donations, or education expenses. Self-employed individuals may opt for TurboTax Home and Business.

H&R Block also offers a variety of software for filing your taxes, all available for completing your federal income tax filing before the October 15 deadline. TaxCut comes in several different flavors, including software packages on CD-ROM and online editions. One of these online services is directed towards young taxpayers, Tango.

I filed my taxes with TaxAct, as I have for the past few years, after switching from TurboTax Online when it was no longer free for me.

The popularity of filing tax returns online has risen in the past few years thanks to online programs that make it incredibly easy. Unfortunately, the IRS doesn’t let you file your taxes online directly, you have to go through third parties like H&R Block or Intuit to do so. My third part of choice over the past couple of years has been TaxAct.

The fees that we pay to file taxes online allow the IRS to do less manual work. It seems they should offer the service for free, but the government partners with software vendors who are willing to offer the service for profit, although some service do offer federal filing for free if your income is below a certain limit.

I-CAN! is a new service from a non-profit organization that offers free tax filing for everyone. Well, almost everyone:

You can generally use I-CAN!™ E-file unless you own a business, are a church employee or clergy member, sold real estate in 2007 or you or your employer have a non-US address. If you are in the military or you are disabled you may be eligible for tax credits that are not included in I-CAN!™ E-file.

I-CAN! is proud of the fact they don’t offer instant loans or cash based on anticipated refunds, like the bg guys. These are strong moneymakers, but are often viewed as a little unethical. The fee for these loans, when represented as an interest rate, border on predatory.

I would have liked to try I-CAN!’s software for comparison with the calculations presented by other software. I’ve read at least one complaint that I-CAN! has made significant errors in calculation; one commenter on Consumerist noted his 1099-MISC was not included when determining the final tax bill. Since I will require a Schedule C, I will unfortunately not qualify to use the I-CAN! software.

If you are able to use the software to file your taxes and would like to compare the results with those from other calculations or software, feel free to check back in and let us know.