Yahoo Provides Online Tax Center

Posted on February 26, 2001

Yahoo! Inc., a media company and web directory, is providing consumers with the Yahoo! Finance Tax Center, a resource designed to help consumers complete and file their 2000 tax returns. The Tax Center offers content and services to help consumers prepare and file their taxes. Consumers can access tax information, obtain relevant tax forms, and prepare and file tax returns.

``It is our goal to provide consumers with the tools and resources they need to make this tax season as painless as possible,'' said Tim Sheehan, director of production, Yahoo! Finance. ``Within the Yahoo! Tax Center, consumers can get easy-to-understand help on hundreds of tax-related topics, seamlessly prepare and file their returns online, or print out federal and state tax forms. Now more than ever, consumers are turning to Yahoo! Finance for all of their tax needs, while saving time and reducing hassle in the process.''

Through a relationship with H&R Block, Inc., Yahoo! consumers have a variety of options to complete and electronically file their taxes online. Taxpayers can also check out the Tax Guide for Investors, provided by Fairmark Press, or read from materials provided by other tax resources, including H&R Block and Bankrate.com. Consumers can browse from a variety of state profiles in order to receive information on the tax needs of each individual state. Additionally, the Finance Tax Center provides users with local listings of tax preparers and accountants, as well as the ability to purchase tax software and books.