TurboTax® SnapTax,
the first app to enable tax preparation and e-filing directly from a
mobile device, is now available for tax year 2013 for iPhone,
iPod
Touch and Android
devices. Fast, easy and convenient, SnapTax, from TurboTax
maker Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), is available for the first time in
both Spanish and English.
Designed for the millions of hard-working Americans with a simple tax
return (1040EZ/A), SnapTax
lets users prepare and e-file their federal tax return anytime,
anywhere, for free. Taxpayers securely snap a photo of their W-2 with
their mobile phone or tablet and then, using optical character
recognition (OCR) technology, SnapTax automatically puts the information
on the right place in their tax return. Then they answer a few simple
questions, review their tax return and tap “File My Taxes” to
electronically file in as few as 10 minutes.
New for the 2014 tax season, SnapTax is the first and only full mobile
tax preparation experience in Spanish catering to 52 million Hispanic
Americans. The fear and uncertainty of not understanding the tax-filing
process causes millions of Hispanics to doubt that they can prepare
their own simple tax return. Now bilingual taxpayers can easily and
accurately prepare and e-file their taxes entirely in Spanish or, with a
quick tap in the settings menu, switch between English and Spanish. So
customers never feel alone, TurboTax provides direct access to bilingual
credentialed tax (all CPAs and enrolled agents) and product experts who
are available by phone for free to all mobile customers in their
preferred language.
“As the U.S. Latino population continues to grow, we’re looking to find
new and meaningful ways to better serve this community in the language
of their choice,” said Greg Johnson, vice president of marketing for
Intuit TurboTax. “Our mobile
apps have helped millions of people keep more of their hard-earned
money. By making our app, as well as our mobile-friendly content and
support, available in English and Spanish, we can put the ease, accuracy
and money-saving power of TurboTax into the hands of the fastest growing
demographic group in the U.S.”
With SnapTax, taxpayers can prepare and e-file a federal 1040EZ for
free. SnapTax is available on the App
Store, Google
Play Marketplace, Amazon.com
and at SnapTax.com.
Taxpayers can also conveniently prepare and e-file their taxes from
their iPad or Mac with the TurboTax 2013 App available on the App
Store for iPad and Mac App Store respectively. TurboTax for iPad is
free to download and starts at $29.99 to file a federal tax return.
TurboTax Mobile Apps
TurboTax has other free mobile apps that make it easy for taxpayers to
estimate their federal refund, track their charitable contributions and
track the status of their federal tax refund from the palm of their hand.
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TurboTax TaxCaster: Want to know how big that tax refund is
going to be? TaxCaster from TurboTax is a free, easy app for a quick
estimate of taxpayers federal tax refund. Users enter basic
information about themselves, their income and deductions and watch
their refund add up. The TaxCaster app is available on the App
Store, optimized for iOS 7, as well as from the Google
Play Marketplace and Amazon.com.
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TurboTax ItsDeductible: Combining the popular ItsDeductible
Online program with the convenience and portability of mobile devices,
the TurboTax ItsDeductible app helps people easily and accurately
track their charitable contributions anywhere, anytime. The app
includes values for more than 10,000 commonly donated goods such as
clothing, toys, games, sporting goods, household items, appliances and
more. The ItsDeductible app is free and available on the App
Store, optimized for iOS 7.
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TurboTax MyTaxRefund: Any taxpayer who has e-filed their
federal tax return can quickly and easily track the status of their
e-filed return from the palm of their hand. Simply answer a few
questions and instantly see efile status and tax refund timing. The
MyTaxRefund app is free and available on the Apple
App Store, Google
Play Marketplace, and Amazon.com.
About Intuit Inc.
Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) creates
business and financial management solutions that simplify the business
of life for small businesses, consumers and accounting professionals.
Its flagship products and services include QuickBooks®, Quicken®
and TurboTax®, which
make it easier to manage small
businesses and payroll
processing, personal
finance, and tax
preparation and filing. Mint.com
provides a fresh, easy and intelligent way for people to manage their
money, while Demandforce®
offers marketing and communication tools for small businesses. ProSeries®
and Lacerte® are Intuit's
leading tax preparation offerings for professional accountants.
Founded in 1983, Intuit had revenue of $4.2 billion in its fiscal year
2013. The company has approximately 8,000 employees with major offices
in the United States, Canada,
the United Kingdom, India and
other locations. More information can be found at www.intuit.com.
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