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Tax forms that report your income•For Employed Individuals: Form W-2.•For Self-employed: Form 1099 Series.•For Self-employed: Form 1099 Series.
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Documents for tax deduction•Form 1098 Series: Mortgage Interest Statement (1098), Donation of a vehicle worth more than $500 (1098-C), Student Loan Interest payments (1098-E), Tuition Fee Statement (1098-T), and more.
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(e.g., IRS Form W-9)
Electronic Filing Vs. Paper Filing on Tax Returns: Which One Is Better?
The IRS processes more than 150 million business and individual tax returns every year. However, about 12 million paper returns handled by the department led to a massive backlog during the 2022 tax season. This backlog resulted in delayed refunds for millions of unsuspecting taxpayers. As seen below, know which method works best for you when filing taxes electronically or by mail.
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Electronic Filling |
IRS provides Free File Fillable forms to skip complex tax prep programs.
Faster processing leads to your refund getting processed sooner.
Lower chances of human error as IRS personnel don’t have to encode your returns manually.
IRS e-filing is protected with modern encryption to keep your sensitive information secure.
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Expensive licensing fees for using electronic tax tools.
There are situations where some tax forms cannot be e-filed. (Notice 2011-26)
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Use IRS Free File Fillable Form.
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Use a Tax Return Preparation Website
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Utilize Commercial Software
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Contact an authorized e-file representative<
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Filing by Mail |
Rare filing situations (i.e., Filing form 1310 to claim a refund for someone who passed away.)
Building your own tax expertise to increase your knowledge.
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Filing by mail can be daunting for first-timers.
You’re more susceptible to late refunds due to backlogs from paper returns.
Chances of IRS transcribers inputting your tax declaration incorrectly.
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Utilizing paper forms and mailing them directly to IRS.
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