As a more general warning, be aware that any form of e-filing will go through a private company's servers, even if you are using a desktop application. The IRS does not accept e-filings from anybody but approved filing companies.
Generally speaking I would say this isn't a problem as these companies have *very* strong incentives to keep your data safe, but it is something to be aware of. If you really don't want a third-party to have any access to your tax return, you still need to file the old fashion way by printing out your return and sending it in via USPS. ____________________________ Sean O'Connor http://seanoc.com On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 12:46 PM, Mark Wallace <[email protected]> wrote: > You should be aware that if you use programs like Tax Act they back up > your data on their mainframe. I just had the experience of putting Windows > on a virgin hard drive, installing tax act and, when I logged in, it had > all of the data that I had saved to another hard drive and didn't transfer > over. > > That customer ID that they issue you is your account for all of the > information that you would put on a tax return. They probably think that > they are doing you a favor, but the "free" version also gives them your > financial life story. > > Mark Wallace > > Mark Wallace > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Jan 9 - High Performance Computing at a Small Scale > Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi > Mar 6 - 10th Anniversary Meeting - Linux where you least expect it > >
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