ooh look at that microsoft...Landing a hand(or trying to look good):
Microsoft adopts town's tax filers
COMFORT, Texas (AP) - Software giant Microsoft Corp. has
"adopted" this small Texas town in hopes of getting the 1,900 or so tax
filers to do their taxes electronically. With a high school band playing and
former Gov. Ann Richards lending her support, Microsoft kicked off an
effort to make the people of Comfort feel more comfortable - get it? -
about filing their taxes online. Microsoft hopes to get all tax filers in
Comfort to use its Microsoft TaxSaver tax-preparation software and at
least 25% to file electronically. The company is opening two free tax
preparation and filing centers. Free help will be provided by Texas tax
preparers. Last year, only about 15% of Comfort's residents filed taxes
electronically; estimates weren't available on the number who used
software.