In tax year 2025, TaxAct partnered with Tax Protection Plus to offer full-service audit assistance that can be used if your tax return is audited or questioned.  Protection Plus covers your tax return for three full years and provides assistance with both Federal and State audits. If you receive an audit notice or inquiry from […]

TaxAct’s VITA offer is valid in the following states: Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana Nebraska Nevada New Jersey New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island […]

Audit Defense is a post-filing service that gives you access to credentialed tax experts if you receive an IRS notice, state notice, audit inquiry, or experience tax-related identity theft. Audit Defense covers the following post-filing issues: You can elect to add Audit Defense coverage when you file your return. You will receive a confirmation email […]

Interference from a security software is the most likely cause of peculiar behavior after TaxAct updates or installations. Security software programs may incorrectly interpret modification of the TaxAct program’s main .exe file as malicious behavior, and quarantine program files. If program files are removed or otherwise not accessible, the TaxAct program will not function as […]

The TaxAct® early access program allows you to get a head start on your taxes. If you used TaxAct last year, you can import your data into this year’s return to save time. Go to our Import Last Year’s Return Using TaxAct Desktop FAQ for more information. You can also enter preliminary tax information to […]

Per IRS Publication 525 Taxable and Nontaxable Income, page 22: Surrender of policy for cash. If you surrender a life insurance policy for cash, you must include in income any proceeds that are more than the cost of the life insurance policy. In most cases, your cost (or investment in the contract)is the total of […]

What is the PCI Secure Software Standard? The PCI Secure Software Standard provides a set of security requirements as well as assessment procedures for performing PCI Secure Software Assessments. The Secure Software Assessor training covers the PCI Secure Software Requirements and Assessment Procedures (PCI Secure Software Standard). What is the Validated Payment Software list maintained by […]