DealTaker Web site offers Coupons for discounts on five tax preparation programs.

PLANO, TX — Some people stick with the same tax preparation program for filing their taxes every year, while others shop around at tax time to learn which program offers the best new features. Shoppers can compare the offerings of five different tax packages in just one visit to DealTaker.com, a Web site providing consumers with tax preparation promo codes, exclusive coupons for members and other special offer links.

“This time of year, everyone is scouring the Internet for promo codes and such to save the most money when doing their taxes themselves. At DealTaker.com, we have links to five of the top tax programs along with promo codes and exclusive coupons for our members. People can compare them in a one-stop-shopping experience without having to go to five different Web sites or examine five different software packages in a store. Membership at our site is free,” said Neal Rapoport, president of DealTaker.com.

DealTaker.com (http://www.dealtaker.com) is a bargain hunting Web-based community of close to 80,000 members who post deals, free offers and coupons they find online. The Web site has forum moderators who verify and post deals as well. Membership on the site is free, as is use of coupons and promo codes, unlike shopping clubs that charge an annual fee.

“Instead of charging for memberships, we stay in business by our affiliate stores paying us a commission on consumer purchases made through our site. And it doesn’t cost our members anything extra,” Rapoport said.

About 1,500 businesses like those producing the tax preparation programs have posted special bargains, often exclusive to DealTaker.com members, through links from this Web site.

The tax packages accessible through DealTaker.com are:
• Turbo Tax
• TaxCut
• TaxNet
• TaxBrain
• Complete Tax

Turbo Tax is the best-selling of those offered. The amount of the discount on TurboTax depends on which of several coupon offers the consumer selects at DealTaker.com. Some are percent-off deals, others offer discounts on State tax returns, while still others guarantee arrival of a refund in less than 10 days.

“Most of our tax preparation promo codes are embedded-link coupons, so the price is reflected when it is calculated on the tax Web site accessed through our links. No actual promo code is needed,” said Rapoport.

TaxCut, a product from H&R Block, offers several coupons for reduced software prices and online filing for customers choosing this program through DealTaker.com. TaxBrain offers Web site members an exclusive dollars-off coupon while TaxNet offers free online preparation and filing. A free electronic filing code is available through the Web site for Complete Tax.

“Regardless of which tax preparation package shoppers wind up using,” Rapoport said, “selecting the right one is so much simpler when going through our site because you can easily click between then to compare. Plus, you have immediate access to cost-saving coupons.”

DealTaker.com donates a portion of their affiliate commissions to breast cancer research. The Web site is based in Plano, a Dallas suburb.