The Internal Revenue Service 2016 tax season begins 19 January. Starting January 12, CGSUPRT will offer free 2015 tax return filing services from H&R Block. This free offer is only valid if you access H&R Block through the link on the CGSUPRT website.
Summary
You must start your return from the CG SUPRT H&R Block Tax Software link to access this free offer.
The IRS will begin processing efile returns on January 19, 2016. If you complete your returns with the H&R Block Tax Software service offered through CG SUPRT prior to the 19th of January, your files will be held in a pending status. Once efile opens, the system automatically submits the return to the IRS.
This is the same free tax preparation program you may have used in past years. So, if you created an H&R Block account last year, your login credentials for that account will still work and you will be able to access last year's personal tax information.
For technical assistance with the H&R Block Tax Software tool, please call 1-800-HRBLOCK (472-5625).
To learn more about the H&R Block Tax service, please see the FAQs.
If you have questions about this tax service or about your own tax returns, please call 855-CG SUPRT (247-8778) and ask to schedule an appointment with a CG SUPRT tax consultant. Trained tax consultants are available 5 days a week (Monday - Friday) from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., EST by appointment.
Best practices for filing your taxes
- Have all of your documents and information ready when preparing your taxes-Social Security number, TIN's, W-2's, 1099 forms, 1095 forms (See Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Federal Income Tax Filing Requirements") expense documents, bank account information in case of refund, etc.
- Be sure to disclose all of your income from the year-including wages, investments, etc.
- Determine the best way to file for yourself-prepare your taxes online, paper file, or take them to a preparer.
- File early-it's best to do it once you receive all of your documents, reducing the risk of misplacing them, reducing the wait time of receiving a refund, and/or avoiding penalties for late filing.
- Know the deadline for filing your taxes-it is not always the same date every year. This year it is Monday, April 18, 2015.
Eligibility
The following are eligible for the CG SUPRT tax service:- All Active-duty and selected reserve members of the U.S. Coast Guard.
- Spouses and dependent children of the services noted above, and who are authorized in DEERS.
- All civilian employees (GS) of the U.S. Coast Guard
- Household members and dependents of U.S. Coast Guard civilian employees.