Kansas Offers a Quick and Easy Way to File Taxes Online at www.accessKansas.org.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TOPEKA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2004 Kansans once again have an easier way to take care of their taxes this year, thanks to the online tax filing service offered through www.accessKansas.org, the state's official Web site. The Kansas Department of Revenue's WebFile service is available to any taxpayer who filed a Kansas tax return in 2003. WebFile is quick and easy to use, does not require any complicated downloads, and offers a built-in automatic calculator calculator or calculating machine, device for performing numerical computations; it may be mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic. The electronic computer is also a calculator but performs other functions as well. to help reduce filing errors. The online filing system is free to those who qualify for a refund or who pay by electronic check. Taxpayers who overpaid o·ver·pay v. o·ver·paid , o·ver·pay·ing, o·ver·pays v.tr. 1. To pay (a party) too much. 2. To pay an amount in excess of (a sum due). v.intr. To pay too much. their 2003 taxes and file online will receive their refunds within five to seven days, while refunds from paper returns will take approximately two weeks. Taxpayers can also check the status of a refund through the online filing service. The Kansas Department of Revenue will not withdraw the funds from accounts until April 15 for taxpayers who underpaid un·der·paid v. Past tense and past participle of underpay. underpaid Adjective not paid as much as the job deserves underpaid adj → and choose to pay by electronic check, so there is no reason for to wait until the last minute for online tax filing. Electronically filed returns will save Kansas thousands of dollars this year, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Department of Revenue. A large part of the savings comes from wages for temporary workers who have been needed in the past to process and correct paper returns. The error rate for paper filings is nearly nine percent, compared to less than two percent for electronic filing. "Join your neighbors who file and pay taxes electronically," said Joan Wagnon Joan Wagnon is an American politician. She was mayor of Topeka, Kansas from 1997–2001. She has served as the Secretary of Revenue for the state of Kansas since January 13, 2003.[1] , Secretary of the Kansas Department of Revenue. "It's fast, friendly and free. More than half a million Kansans know the way to quicker refunds, reduced errors, and improved government service." WebFile is available 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The easy-to-use system does not require downloaded software, and all taxpayers need to get started is a computer with an Internet connection and either the assigned PINs from their mailed tax booklets or last year's refund/balance due amounts. WebFile also provides confirmation numbers and printable print·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of being printed or of producing a print: printable negatives. 2. Fit for publication: printable language. copies of filed returns, thereby eliminating the need to mail documents to the Department of Revenue. For Kansans who do not have easy access to a computer, the Department of Revenue also offers TeleFile, which allows individuals to file taxes over the phone. About accessKansas accessKansas is the official Web site of the state of Kansas (www.accessKansas.org) and a service of the Information Network of Kansas, the agency providing electronic solutions for the state. Kansas Information Consortium, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of eGovernment firm NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. Inc. (Nasdaq:EGOV), is the network manager for accessKansas. About NIC NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the world. The company helps government communicate more effectively with citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for 1,400 state and local agencies that serve more than 48 million people in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Additional information is available at www.nicusa.com. |
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