Is Online Tax Preparation and E-File Safe and Secure?

Millions of taxpayers boot up their computers each tax filing season to complete the task of income tax returns. A growing number, however, are not purchasing tax preparation software from local retailers. Instead, they are logging onto the internet, clicking to an online tax return preparation site like Online Tax Pros, and within a few short hours, their income tax return is complete. It is the fastest, easiest and most convenient way of tax filing. It is even quicker than using software, because there is nothing to purchase, download and install on a computer. One tax professional reported that it takes about 10-12 hours to prepare a return manually on paper. The same return prepared online takes only 1-2 hours.

A major concern of taxpayers to online tax preparation e-file is the security issue – is it safe? At Online Tax Pros, every intricate measure is taken to protect your personal identity as well as that of your personal income tax information:

• Web Security Authorized – The Online Tax Pros site is authorize by both VeriSign and Control Scan to give each client the assurance that all federal income tax information is protected and confidential.

• Secure Socket Layer – Online Tax Pros use a sophisticated technology protocol that encrypts and scrambles all your personal data so that hackers couldn’t read it, even if they could gain access to it.

• IRS Registered – Online Tax Pros is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a secure and reputable e-file tax service and lists barn.onlinetaxpros.com among their promoted IRS Partners and Free E-File Providers.

• Intrusion Detection System (IDS) – Online Tax Pros use an extensive firewall and IDS system that logs all accesses into our database and identifies all IP addresses doing so.

• Information Backup – Online Tax Pros keeps all your income tax data backed up on our secure server so that if you lose your information for any reason, we still hold it in our system – it is retrievable.

At Online Tax Pros, providing you fast, reliable and professional online income tax preparation services is just part of our goal. It is equally important that you feel confident and assured that your personal income tax information is safe and secure. With Online Tax Pros, you can bank on it.

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