IBM today announced that Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., a leader in the tax preparation industry with franchised and company-owned locations across the country, has selected IBM business analytics software -- IBM Cognos 8 BI -- to provide its nationwide locations with software systems that provide greater efficiencies in accessing tax information and relevant business data.

With 2010 just around the corner, making more money and saving as much as possible will likely top many New Year's resolutions lists.

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. announced today that it will report its fiscal 2010 second quarter results prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, December 9, 2009.

An Aug. 13 robbery of a Jackson Hewitt Tax Service in Florence was all a set up orchestrated by a former employee and her estranged husband, Florence Police Maj. Police said Donna Stevens,39, of 3040 Larkspur Drive in Florence conspired with Ryan Stevens,37, of 1217 Gray Road in Summerton and a third person to set up a robbery at the Jackson Hewitt where she was employed.

An Aug. 13 robbery of a Jackson Hewitt Tax Service in Florence was all a set up orchestrated by a former employee and her estranged husband, Florence Police Maj. Police said Donna Stevens,39, of 3040 Larkspur Dr. in Florence conspired with Ryan Stevens,37, of 1217 Gray Rd in Summerton and a third person to set up a robbery at the Jackson Hewitt where she was employed.

In the wake of 2009's economic stimulus initiatives, U.S. consumers face an array of important tax law changes and a daunting number of questions on how these changes may impact them.

As soon as Congress passed legislation to expand the $8,000 first-time homebuyer credit, readers started sending in questions about whether they would qualify under the new rules. The legislation, signed into law last week, gives people more time to purchase a house and allows even current homeowners to receive a credit of up to $6,500 if they buy a new principal residence to replace the old one.

Following months of speculation and Congressional debate, President Obama today signed the "Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009" into law, extending the popular First-Time Homebuyer tax credit originally scheduled to expire on December 1, 2009. According to the IRS, the credit has provided a tax benefit to more than 1.4 million* taxpayers as of September 2009.

With less than 30 days to go to qualify for the first-time homebuyers' credit, those who are considering purchasing a first home may be feeling the pressure to make an important decision -- and to act quickly. "Any first-time homebuyer in the process of buying a new home needs to push to get the closing scheduled and done in the next four weeks.