Press Release Summary = 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.
Press Release Body = 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 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. 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.
"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. 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 suburb of Dallas, Texas.
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About the Founder Neal Rapoport grew up in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado, but went to college in Arizona ("because it was warm," he says). He graduated from the University of Arizona in 1991 with a Bachelors degree in Communications. His ultimate goal was to be a game show host for shows such as Double Dare or Family Feud. Seeing that those types of jobs were few and far between, Neal decided that computers provided a more logical and stable career path. After working for companies such as Microsoft and CompuCom, and spending several years consulting, Neal started DealTaker.com as a hobby in February 2004. Neal\'s wife, Abbey, was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2004, and in January 2005, Neal decided to stay home to help care for their three small children during his wife\'s completion of chemotherapy treatments. During that time, he worked hard to promote DealTaker.com and make it into a business rather than a hobby. By April 2005, the company was successful enough that a return to consulting was unnecessary. Since then, DealTaker.com has continued to grow, thanks to faithful and diligent bargain hunters who share their great "finds" and the moderators who keep it all running smoothly.
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