www.Kansas.gov Offers Quick and Easy Online Filings for Last Minute Filers.TOPEKA, Kan. -- As the April 15 tax deadline approaches, Kansans have a quick and easy way to file their state taxes online through www.Kansas.gov, the state's official Web site. The Kansas Department of Revenue's WebFile service is available to all Kansas taxpayers. WebFile 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. The Kansas Department of Revenue will not withdraw the funds from accounts until April 17 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. 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 2005 taxes and file online will receive refunds within five to seven days, while refunds from paper returns will take approximately two weeks. The Department of Revenue also offers an online refund status service for taxpayers. "It's the easiest program I have ever used," said one WebFile user. "Very straightforward -- nothing confusing con·fuse v. con·fused, con·fus·ing, con·fus·es v.tr. 1. a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; throw off. b. about it at all. Every state should try to achieve your standards for this." Another citizen who filed taxes online with WebFile said, "I love the convenience of being able to file on the Web, not to mention the fact that it's free and does the calculations for you." As of April 10, more than 40,000 Kansans have taken advantage of WebFile. More than 97 percent of Kansans who used WebFile this year and responded to the survey said they feel confident filing their Kansas tax return online. "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] , Kansas Department of Revenue Secretary. "It's fast, friendly and free. Approximately half a million Kansans are using a computer to prepare their return and mail it to us. The state will save millions in processing costs if citizens choose to file electronically." WebFile is available 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The easy-to-use system does not require downloaded software. All taxpayers need to get started is a computer with an Internet connection and either the assigned PIN from their mailed tax booklets or last year's refund or balance due amount. First-time filers will need information from their W-2 to log into WebFile. Filers will receive 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. About Kansas.gov Kansas.gov is the official Web site of the state of Kansas (www.Kansas.gov) and a service of the Information Network of Kansas, the agency providing electronic solutions for the state. Kansas Information Consortium is the network manager for Kansas.gov and is 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). 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 2,000 state and local agencies that serve more than 60 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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