Thanks for the information; I had been planning to use Taxact but saw the state's free e-file and wanted to investigate it. I haven't done anything yet except go through the forms manually and figure everything out as to refund amounts so I will know what I'm doing when I actually file. So if you input the information, which is certainly possible, does this eliminate the need to send attachments after receiving the acknowledgment of the receipt of your return or does Taxact do this for you? I definitely do intend to complain about the inaccessibility of this system; there is plenty of information on these documents that can be validated by directly inputting instead of having to send the attachment with scanned files.
-- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Jan 28, 2013, at 6:17 AM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: > Hi Cheryl. > First, how far have you gone in this process? If you have not already started > sending through your state's web site, you may be able to send both your > federal and state at the same time. Although there are some issues with > accessibility which I can further explain if you need to know, I have been > using Tax Act at taxact.com for the first time this year. I finally figured > the best way do it to make the process work better. > > If, however, you have gone far enough in the process where you're ready to > send in the papers, it sounds like you could scan them and send them. > However, I for one would be a little skeptical about doing that because it > would be difficult if not impossible for you to check the accuracy of what > you sent in. I guess our sighted friends get to look at the image before they > send it in. (The state should be yelled at for doing it this way because it's > not the best accessibility choice. It's been my experience, as a former blind > IRS employee, that the federal systems are usually more accessible than the > state's. At least that true for Texas.) > > If you use a web site like taxact.com however, you can type in the W-2 > information yourself so that, although it's a pain to edit, you can do it if > you make a mistake. If you get all the information together first so that you > can input it all at once, the process is easier. Presumably you can do the > same with the state information although I have not tried it since Texas > doesn't have a state income tax. But I notice there is a choice for state > questions and answers for putting in the information. > > I hope all this makes sense. If I can help you further, please ask. > > Regards, > Gigi > > On Jan 28, 2013, at 12:11 AM, Cheryl Homiak <cahom...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi all. >> >> I've been getting things to gether to do my taxes and was looking at the >> process for my state. I see that after I get my acknowledgment back I have >> to send them an attachment with files of my w2, rent certificate, and other >> papers. I would imagine maybe the IRS requires this for the federal return >> too. So I have two questions. >> >> (1) Does anybody know whether the transfer mechanism for sending these files >> is accessible on the Mac? >> >> (2) Is this just a matter of scanning the files? My state says it accepts >> tif, bmp, jpg and pdf files. But I'm wondering if just scanning them like I >> do my mail and books is going to be okay or whether they could still receive >> an attachment with unreadable files. I'd really like to be able to do this >> but I sure don't want to make my tax experience a long, drawn-out one or >> have to re-do everything and have to wait and wait for my refund. >> >> Any input would be appreciated. >> >> -- >> Cheryl >> >> May the words of my mouth >> and the meditation of my heart >> be acceptable to You, Lord, >> my rock and my Redeemer. >> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
