The online filing system is free to those who qualify for a refund or who pay by electronic check. Taxpayers who overpaid their 2004 taxes and file online will receive their refunds within five to seven days, while refunds from paper returns will take approximately two weeks. The Kansas Department of Revenue also offers an online refund status service through its WebFile service. Funds will not be withdrawn from accounts until April 15 for taxpayers who underpaid or elected to pay by electronic check. "Join your neighbors who file and pay taxes electronically," said Department of Revenue Secretary Joan Wagnon. "It's fast, friendly and free. Half a million Kansans are using a computer to prepare their returns and mail them to us. The state will save millions in processing costs if our citizens choose to file electronically."
More than 557,000 Kansas filed their 2004 Kansas taxes electronically. Thanks to a built-in calculator that reduces filing errors, WebFile has an error rate of less than two percent -- compared to a nine percent error rate for paper filings. More than 95 percent of Kansans who used WebFile this year and responded to an online survey said they feel confident filing their Kansas tax return online.
"This is the easiest program I have ever used," said one WebFile survey respondent. "The system is very straightforward, and there is nothing confusing about it at all. Every state should try to achieve your standards for this!"
As of April 13, more than 36,500 Kansans had filed their taxes electronically with WebFile.
WebFile is available 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The easy-to-use system does not require downloaded software, and all a taxpayer needs to get started is a computer with an Internet connection and either an assigned PIN from the mailed tax booklet or last year's refund/balance due amount. First-time filers will need information from a W-2 to log into WebFile. Filers will receive confirmation numbers and printable copies of filed returns, thereby eliminating the need to mail documents to the Department of Revenue.
About accessKansas
accessKansas is the official Web site of the state of Kansas (www.accessKansas.org) and a service of the Information Network of Kansas, the agency providing electronic solutions for the state. Kansas Information Consortium, a wholly owned subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV), is the network manager for accessKansas.
Quelle: Business Wire, 14.03.2005
