What is E-File?
What is e-file?
Efile means paperless tax returns! With IRS efile, you can efile your income tax return electronically with the Internal Revenue Service instead of printing out IRS tax forms and then mailing them in.
Benefits of IRS e-file
1. Get a faster income tax refund.
With IRS e-file, you receive confirmation within 48 hours that the IRS has received your federal income tax return.
You can get your tax refund in half the time it takes a printed tax return to be processed.
2. Reduce chances of human error.
With e-filing, your information is directly entered into the Internal Revenue Service system.
Less than 1% of e-file tax returns contain errors, compared with up to 20% for printed IRS forms.
3. Save tax return preparation time.
E-file your state taxes at the same time you e-file your federal taxes.
There is no additional work — the tool you use to prepare your taxes can easily transfer data from your federal tax return to your state tax return.
4. Delay your payment to the Internal Revenue Service.
If you owe money, you can efile your tax return now and wait until as late as April 17th to pay the taxes you owe.
5. Trust that your tax return information is secure.
IRS e-file is safe and secure.
Your tax return information is transmitted directly to the IRS with e-file.
How do I e-file?
1. First, prepare your income taxes.
Use an online tax preparation service to get tax help and answers for all your tax questions about filing taxes online. This service should be an authorized e-file provider, such as EZTaxRefunds.com .
The option to e-file taxes is usually included with most online tax preparation services.
2. Once your tax preparation is done, select to efile your tax return directly to the IRS and to your state.
