Press Information
For Immediate Release
January 30, 2013 |
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CONTACT: Martha O’Gorman
Chief Marketing Officer
(800) 790-3863 ext. 8022
martha@libtax.com
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Tax Season Officially Begins!
Liberty
Tax Service Begins Transmissions to the IRS
Virginia
Beach, VA (January 30, 2013) – The IRS began e-filing this morning at 9:00 sharp
after a lengthy delay to the start of tax season. Liberty Tax offices
nationwide are busy filing tax returns on behalf of their clients.
“The wait is finally over,” said CEO
and founder of Liberty Tax Service, John Hewitt. “This has been an epic
beginning to tax season 2013.” Hewitt, starting his 44th tax season,
stated this season was “the worst delays in filing I have ever seen.”
In 2012, e-filing began on January 17 with over 80 percent of
taxpayers using this filing method. January
22nd was the original date the IRS planned to open electronic filing this year.
However, to reflect the last-minute tax changes Congress made to avoid the
fiscal cliff, the IRS has scrambled to update forms and make programming changes
to its processing systems.
The IRS
reiterates that taxpayers will receive their tax refunds much faster by e-filing
their return. However, some filers will have to wait a little longer, as
the IRS has not yet released all their forms.
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About Liberty
Tax Service
Founded in 1997 by CEO John T.
Hewitt, Liberty Tax Service is the fastest-growing tax preparation franchise
ever. Liberty Tax Service has prepared over 10 million individual income tax
returns to date. Liberty Tax Service and its nationwide network of over 30,000
tax preparers are ready to offer their assistance at any time.
According to the International Franchise Association’s Franchise Business Economic Outlook, the
number of franchise units in the United States declined from 2009 until 2012.
Currently there are approximately 27,000 fewer total franchise establishments
operating in the United States than there were in 2008. (774,016 in 2008
compared to 746,828 in 2012). In spite of this downward trend, Liberty Tax
Service increased its number of locations from 2,695 in 2008 to 4,183 in
2012.
Liberty Tax Service stands
behinds community enrichment efforts by sponsoring various non-profit
organizations and urging their employees and franchisees to give back to their
communities. To extend that community support, Liberty also offers an online tax service, eSmart Tax, which enables
some to do their own taxes wherever there’s a computer. eSmart Tax is backed by
the tax professionals at Liberty Tax Service and its nationwide network of over
30,000 tax
preparers, ready to offer their assistance at any time.
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