If you're getting headaches trying to

figure out your tax return

, you might want to save yourself some aggravation by using the

TaxCaster application for iPhone

. This app can give you a pretty good

estimate of your tax return

once you enter your

financial information

and your

living situation

, though it's not 100 per cent accurate.

April 15th approaches and with it, the long queues at the post office, the frantic rush to find all those receipts, pay stubs, canceled checks, etc. Cheryl Poirier discovers TaxAct

tax preparation software

to help ease the pain. You can complete and then

e-file taxes online

to avoid the aforementioned queues and

do your taxes without (too much) stress

.

Over the last few weeks we've covered a lot of things pertaining to taxes and tax preparation.

Tax software

that you can download is quickly becoming harder and harder to find. This week, Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan rounds out our tax prep coverage with a look at TaxAct!

It's that dreaded time of year again when the Taxman comes calling. Stacy Reed shows us that

filing your taxes online

doesn't have to be the difficult and laborious task of years past.

eFiling your taxes

with one of these certified online services is simple, and you'll usually get your return quickly, within 8 to 14 days.

If you've ever wondered

how to complete and file taxes online

, we're here to help. In this 10-part series on TurboTax, Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan runs through

the finer points of online tax preparation with TurboTax

. We start off this series with an overview of the web service.

In this series we present five iPhone apps to help you stay on budget. Debt Free and Bill Minder both keep you on top of your bills while Mileage Log and Hours Tracker let you keep track of travel expenses and track billable hours. All of these apps will help you manage both your time and your money.

TaxACT makes it easy (well, as easy as possible) to file your taxes. As the April 15 deadline draws ever closer, it's time to buckle down, put on your trusty green visor (optional), gather your W-2s and 1099s and get down to business. TaxACT makes it easy to

eFile your taxes

and will guide you through

software tax preparation

easily and quickly.

In the US, it's coming up on time to

file your taxes

. April 15th will be here before you know it. Avoid the long lines at the post office when offline tax filers wait to make sure their forms are postmarked before midnight by

easily completing your tax filing online

. To help you out we're going to take a look at using TurboTax, one of the

online tax preparation

solutions.