By PAUL WALKE
It is said that there are only two sure things in life: death and taxes. While most students don't worry too much about dying, it's time to worry about filing taxes.
Fortunately, the Internal Revenue Service and BYU are helping to fill out tax forms correctly and a little easier. Volunteers at BYU are available to help students file their taxes as part of the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.
The service will begin on February 20 and run until April 5 on the fourth floor of the Wilkinson Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
This year, the IRS expanded TeleFile, the file-by-phone program, nationwide. Those taxpayers who use the 1040EZ form are now able to use a touch-tone phone instead.
The taxpayer provides requested income information, then TeleFile will compute the tax and announce the taxpayer's refund or how much more tax is due. The entire transaction will take less than 10 minutes.
To be eligible for TeleFile, a taxpayer must receive the special tax booklet containing the personal identification number. They also need to be single with no dependents, have a taxable income of less than $50,000, have filed a tax return previously, and be at the same address as last year.