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Yahoo! Ushers in the Tax Season with Yahoo! Finance Tax Center

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Jan. 14, 2003

Electronically Prepare and File Taxes with Intuit and Yahoo! Finance; New Relationship with Link2Gov Corp. Provides Another Resource to Securely Pay Taxes Online

Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading global Internet company, is once again offering consumers the Yahoo!(R) Finance Tax Center (http://taxes.yahoo.com), a comprehensive resource designed to give consumers all the tools and resources they need to complete, file and pay their 2002 tax returns via the Internet. Better than ever, with a new online tax payment option from LINK2GOV and additional Quicken(R) TurboTax(R) for the Web(SM) products from Intuit, the Yahoo! Finance Tax Center allows taxpayers to access relevant tax forms and explore a wealth of tax information, education and tips from the most reputable names in tax and finance.

Filing taxes online is becoming a popular solution for consumers looking to minimize the time investment and confusion often associated with the annual tax ritual, and the Yahoo! Finance Tax Center is the ultimate online destination for people looking to file and pay taxes in a safe, secure and efficient manner. According to the Internal Revenue Service, almost 47 million Americans chose to file electronically in 2002, a 16 percent increase over 2001. The IRS expects approximately 54 million taxpayers to e-file in 2003.

"Every year, more and more consumers are realizing how quick, simple and secure it can be to file taxes online," said Wade Lagrone, director of production, Yahoo! Finance. "Our Intuit and LINK2GOV offerings, combined with Yahoo! Finance content, calculators, forms and preparation, make the Yahoo! Finance Tax Center the one-stop shop for consumers wanting to prepare, file and pay taxes, instantly."

Pay Your Taxes Online -- Instantly!

New to the Yahoo! Finance Tax Center in 2003 is LINK2GOV, a provider of advanced e-Government technology solutions and electronic payment processing. LINK2GOV has been contracted by the IRS to provide electronic payment services for individual federal income tax payments, allowing users to remit tax liabilities quickly and securely. The Yahoo! Finance Tax Center offers access to LINK2GOV's online tax payment product 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Payments corresponding to Forms 1040 (current year balance due and past due), 4868 (extension) and 1040-ES will be accepted; individuals can use the American Express Card, VISA, Discover Card or MasterCard to pay their taxes and the convenience fee for use of the LINK2GOV service.

"LINK2GOV is delighted to offer taxpayers access to our online tax payment services via the Yahoo! Finance Tax Center," said Tom Tarver, president of LINK2GOV. "This will ensure that our highly secured payment services can now be accessed by millions of taxpayers in conjunction with the other great tax service options available through Yahoo!"

The Easy Way to File

For quick, convenient filing of both simple and complex tax returns, the Yahoo! Finance Tax Center offers access to the Quicken(R) TurboTax(R) for the Web(SM) service, which enables taxpayers to prepare and submit their tax return electronically to the IRS for a nominal fee. Intuit's desktop tax software will also be available for purchase through the Yahoo! Finance Tax Center.

TurboTax for the Web asks users to answer a series of easy-to-understand questions, then automatically completes required IRS tax forms and double checks for errors and missed deductions. Intuit's TurboTax for the Web 1040EZ, Basic and Deluxe services are once again available, as well as two new products: TurboTax for the Web Premier, which includes strategies to maximize savings, tax-cutting investment tools, help with rental properties and tips for retirement planning; and TurboTax for the Web Premier Home and Business, which provides everything you're likely to need for personal and business taxes, including help with depreciation, tips for home office deductions, tools on estimating quarterly taxes and advice on business expenses.

Online filing with TurboTax for the Web also speeds up the refund process. Taxpayers who electronically file and request direct deposit of their refund may receive it in as few as 10 days, twice as fast as filing by mail. Consumers can get their refund amount even faster by applying for a Quick Cash loan through TurboTax, where they can receive a loan against their federal refund amount in as little as two to three days from the IRS acceptance of the return. If a taxpayer owes money to the IRS, TurboTax for the Web offers the option to pay any taxes due with a Discover Card or using direct debit. If the taxpayer chooses not to file electronically but would prefer to print and mail their return and payment to the IRS, TurboTax for the Web will walk them through the simple IRS form required to submit payment via U.S. Mail.

A Taxing Time Made Simple

The Yahoo! Finance Tax Center provides a complete set of tax resources in one convenient location. Consumers can print out federal and state tax forms, access IRS instruction booklets, get easy-to-understand guidance on hundreds of tax-related topics, refer to important IRS deadlines on the Tax Calendar, and discuss relevant tax issues with other taxpayers on Yahoo!'s active message boards. The Tax Center also offers a variety of tips on tax topics, ranging from dealing with capital gains to filing for an extension.

Taxpayers can check out the Tax Guide for Investors, provided by Fairmark Press, or refer to materials provided by reputable tax resources including Intuit and Bankrate.com. Consumers can browse through a variety of state profiles that include in-depth information on the tax standards of each individual state. Additionally, the Yahoo! Finance Tax Center provides users with local listings of tax preparers and accountants from Yahoo! Yellow Pages (http://yp.yahoo.com), as well as the ability to purchase tax software and relevant books on Yahoo! Shopping (http://shopping.yahoo.com).