Taxact works reasonably well, too, although you do have to do a
bit of guessing with some of the buttons, something you probably
already know if you've read my recent messages of my learning
experience on this subject. But, it does work. One can use the
online version, but I much prefer to install the program on my PC
and work with it that way. And, besides, although it can be
worked around, you don't have to deal with one of those captcha
things if you purchase and download the program. And, once your
federal return is done, assuming that you've purchased and
installed a state module, all the info from the federal will be
brought over to the state form. One can also save or print
copies of their returns, as well as import the info from a prior
year return into the current year program.
----- Original Message -----
From: "J.J. Meddaugh" <[email protected]
To: <[email protected]
Date sent: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:12:02 -0400
Subject: any tax programs fully accessible to screen readers?
Ted, I recommend using TurboTax online for taxes. While there
are
improvements that could be made, it is completely usable with a
screen
reader.
Here's a bit more info.
http://blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=5224
J.J. Meddaugh - ATGuys.com
A premier Licensed Code Factory and KNFB Reader distributor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Larson" <[email protected]
To: <[email protected]
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 3:44 PM
Subject: any tax programs fully accessible to screen readers?
Dear List:
Are there any tax programs where you can electronically file
both the
federal and state taxes which are fully accessible to screen
readers?
Here is my experience for this year:
I filled out the fillable forms on the federal irs.gov website.
They are
very well done. It took me a lot of time to fill out the
schedules I
needed with their accompanying worksheets. However, with the
instructions and tax tables, Adobe Reader tends to shuffle the
information, making it tedious to wade through. If you want to
fill out
the taxes electronically, a link makes you leave the irs site
and you
have to build an account. Here, the buttons are unlabeled, so I
gave up
on it. My wife, who is sighted, continued the process, and
after
everything was entered, she submitted the federal for electronic
filing.
The system would not accept it and it would not say what it did
not like
about it. So, we printed off the forms and mailed them off.
Concerning
the state (Wisconsin), the edit boxes were completely
inaccessible to
Adobe reader. If an accessible tax program can be found to
electronically
file both federal and state, it would have several
advantages: It would handle all the forms, schedules and
worksheets for
you, it would cut down on research time (do I qualify for this
or that),
and would save a lot of time. Of course, the option is there to
go to an
agency to have it do it for you. So, if you know of a good
program that
does both state and federal well, please let me know. Thanks.
Regards:
Ted Larson
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