Maybe it’s just me…but I hate tax time and taxes. I hate having a deadline to do more work and shell out more money just so the government can make sure that we are square on the money that they have stolen from me.
With that said…
Here are some interesting offerings from H&R Block during this wonderful tax season.
1. This is a Countdown to Tax Time widget that comes complete with a celebration type theme. Almost like a birthday party with the balloons.
2. Here is a “Magic Eight Ball” style tax widget that allows you to ask “Tax Related” questions and delivers vague answers that should not be relied on in any circumstances. It’s called Block of Fortune widget. (a bit of spin on the H&R Block name)
3. Deductor is a Flash game widget that allows you to fly/surf around collecting tax deductions while trying to avoid getting audited by evil IRS Agents. This is actually kind of fun and made me forget about the dreaded tax time for a few minutes.
All in all, these widgets aren’t too bad and they don’t preach taxes too much. H&R Block has come up with a good idea here to help spread their name and have a bit of fun with it.
These widgets are created with clearspring.com and all use Flash so they can be spread widely. Here is an example of the widgets on a Myspace page: myspace.com/trumangreene
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Here’s another widget you guys might find stress relieving. It’s an Automatic Mileage Logger from http://www.mileagelogger.com. It uses GPS to do absolutely everything for you concerning the IRS requirement for mileage log books. I know I’ve been waiting for this for at least a decade.
Derek: This is technically a “Gadget”…but since it performs an important role in tax deductions…I’ll allow it.
correction.. those are Clearspring widgets http://www.clearspring.com. Not springwidgets.
Thank you Doug, for pointing that out.
*corrected*
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