Did you realize over sixty percent of all federal income tax returns were completed using tax preparation software last year?  Fifty million Americans prepared their own tax returns…hard to imagine that all but the most ardent purists wouldn’t prefer the benefit of inexpensive tax software to help them crunch all those numbers, double-check their work and e-file with a click of a mouse.

We recommend Tax-Compare.com if you’re looking for information about tax preparation software.  Tax-Compare is a cool free tool for anyone to use when researching tax prep software features and pricing.  ENTERMEDIA was hired to design and develop this new Drupal site in time for the 2009 tax season.  It launched last month and is getting plenty of traffic already.  Here’s what Tax-Compare is all about, in its own words:

Tax-Compare.com was created to consolidate and organize information about the top providers of tax return preparation software and web based services so that you can make an “apples to apples” comparison of the different products and select the one that best fits your needs.

Here’s how it works:

If you do not enter any information about yourself on our website, the website will show you the least expensive options offered by the various vendors.  After you enter information, the website will determine the least expensive option offered by the various vendors that has the features required to handle your needs.

Of course, the “how it works” part was our job.  Lots of moving parts on this one, and a real communication challenge to ensure all the details agreed with each other. We’re very proud of how it turned out, and thankful for the opportunity.

Take note:  this is not your average comparison site. It looks great, it’s easy to use, and it’s deep with useful information.  Be sure to check it out, especially if you prepare and e-file your own tax return.

Nick Lewis was in charge of making it behave.  He shared how he was able to devise a crucial query solution in a recent blog post here.  Attawaytogo Nick…somebody get that guy a tax-credit!