In other countries, free and direct electronic filing is a given.

He was even more blunt about the move to electronic filing.

California would not be the first state to embrace electronic filing.

Electronic filing has grown nearly every year since its introduction in 1986.

There is typically a fee of about $20 for electronic filing.

Prior to that time, electronic filing by foreign companies also was voluntary.

I believe electronic filing, however, is the next best thing.

Visit your state tax department's Web site to see what options it offers for electronic filing.

Nassau is the first county in the state to offer electronic filing.

Last year, electronic filing accounted for 12 million returns, or slightly more than 10 percent.