TurboTax

While Facebook’s Filing to Go Public, the Rest of Us Are Filing Taxes

Lauren Goode in News on February 1 at 12:45 pm PT

While many anxiously await Facebook’s S-1 filing, others are focused on filing paperwork less likely to include the word “millions”: Their tax returns. Here are apps that may help.

eBay Gets Artsy and Appoints Marie Tahir to Head Up Design

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 12, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

EBay has created a new design position at the company as it faces the challenge of connecting commerce across all the various platforms, such as mobile, local and social.

Worries About Phishing Attacks Rise as Epsilon Data Breach Mess Goes On

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 6, 2011 at 4:01 pm PT

More companies are drawn into the Epsilon data breach. But don’t worry. Its parent, Allied Data Systems, says it expects “minimal impact” on its operations. Meanwhile, worries about phishing attacks against consumers remain high.

It’s That Time of the Year: More Tax Apps Hit the Market

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 8, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Fresh on the heels of an iPhone app for simple tax returns, Intuit introduces an iPad version of TurboTax for more complicated returns. Meanwhile, H&R Block teams with Pageonce to beam tax refund status to a mobile device.

Intuit Sees More Than 350,000 Downloads for SnapTax, Its Smartphone Tax-Filing App

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 4, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

The TurboTax maker’s app, launched for the iPhone and Android a little more than two weeks ago, allows the simplest of returns to be filed by phone. It’s part of a broad shift at Intuit to add mobility to its hosted services.

Intuit Works to Restore Online Access

Ben Worthen, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on June 17, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Intuit Inc. said it is trying to restore service to company websites affected by an outage that began Tuesday night, leaving consumers and small businesses without access to online versions of the company’s accounting and tax software. Intuit’s products include TurboTax, Quicken and the QuickBooks accounting program used by many small businesses. The online services associated with those products remained offline Wednesday afternoon.

After Tax Day, Intuit Does Its Own Accounting

Ben Worthen, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 20, 2010 at 12:04 am PT

Intuit this tax season distributed 10 percent more units of its popular TurboTax software than last year, the company said Monday. Key to that success: giving it away for free.

Intuit Helps People Procrastinate on Tax Returns

Ben Worthen, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 25, 2009 at 1:28 pm PT

One might think that the recession would compel people to file their tax returns earlier. Who couldn’t use the extra cash? But it turns out that Americans have never filed later. That’s according to a man who knows something about taxes: Brad Smith, CEO of Intuit, which makes the popular TurboTax software. “Technology makes it easier to wait later,” Smith said in a recent interview.