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May 22, 2014 1:50 pm
Free-File
For the past 5 years, taxpayers with adjusted gross income up to a certain amount ($58,000 in 2013) have been able to prepare their federal income tax returns and file them electronically at no cost. This has been possible because of a program called Free-File in which commercial software/cloud companies (the Free File Alliance) have agreed to make this possible. More than 3 million taxpayers have used Free-File thus far this year. The program had been set to expire this October. The IRS and these firms have agreed to a 1-year extension.
The parties are hoping that the extension will give them time to work out an extended or even permanent arrangement. Negotiations are set to begin this June.
Source: IR-2014-64
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Installment sale
A sale of property that allows for tax deferment if at least one payment is received after the end of the tax year in which the sale occurs. The installment method does not apply to year-end sales of publicly traded securities. Dealers may not use the installment method. Investors with very large installment balances could face a special tax.
