It is tax season again. Every year about this time, millions of Americans begin completing their federal income tax return. There are various ways that you can complete your income tax return. One way is to fill out the required paperwork by hand. All of the forms can be downloaded from the IRS’s Web site. Or you can have paid professionals complete your tax paperwork for you. One more option is to use income tax preparation software. Tax preparation software walks you through each step of completing your income tax return. Here, I will focus on the later option–tax preparation … Continue reading →

You can create PDF files in your own home without spending a penny. Earlier we discussed some of the nuts and bolts of PDFs. Now, I want to pass on a few free PDF printers for you to tryout at home. How do I create PDF file for free? First, download and install one of the free PDF creation software programs mentioned below. There are various other PDF creation programs that you can use, so I’ll just present a few here. You can use your favorite Internet search engine and search for “free pdf printer” to find more. These free … Continue reading →

Have you ever used the Adobe Acrobat reader to open and view PDF documents? I bet you have at least once. You may have noticed that if you want to create a PDF file yourself, you would need to buy expensive PDF creation software. Times have changed and you can now create PDF files for free on your home computer. Today, I’ll begin by answering a few brief questions about PDFs. Later today I’ll give you a couple of free software packages for creating PDF files. What is PDF? PDF stands for Portable Document Format. Originally developed by Adobe for … Continue reading →