Senators Push for Electronic Tax Filing Directly

An AP newswire article by Mary Dalrymple, via Yahoo! News, reports that:

The IRS wants taxpayers to file electronically. But sending returns over the Internet requires many people to use a paid preparer or tax-preparation software, adding an extra fee to their tax bill.

The two senators who sit atop the Finance Committee, Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and ranking Democrat Max Baucus of Montana, are pushing the tax agency to consider accepting returns filed directly by individuals.

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