Express Income Tax — Privacy Policy
Express Income Tax
Your privacy and the security of your personal information are extremely important to us. Preparing tax returns requires us to collect and protect sensitive personal and financial information.
Information We Collect
Depending on the services you request, we may collect information provided during tax interviews, applications, organizers, forms, and other documents, including:
- Name, address, telephone number, and email address
- Social Security numbers and taxpayer identification numbers
- Information about spouses and dependents
- Employment and income information
- W-2, 1099, and other tax documents
- Banking information needed for direct deposit or authorized payments
- Investment, rental property, retirement, and business information
- Other information necessary to prepare and file your tax returns
How We Use Your Information
We use the information you provide to prepare and file your federal and state tax returns, provide tax-related services you request, communicate with you regarding your tax services, and comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Sharing of Your Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We do not disclose your personal information to third parties except when permitted or required by law, when necessary to provide services you have requested, or when you have authorized the disclosure.
Tax return information is handled in accordance with applicable federal privacy and tax information laws.
Protection of Your Information
We maintain administrative, physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards designed to protect your personal and financial information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
Access to personal information is restricted to authorized personnel who have a legitimate business need to use that information in providing services to our clients.
Your Information and Your Choices
You may contact us with questions about the personal information we collect, how it is used, or how it is protected. Certain uses or disclosures of tax return information may require your consent under applicable law.
Website Visits and Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website and improve it. Analytics may use cookies and collect information such as pages visited, approximate location, browser and device information, and interactions with the site. Our hosting provider may also process technical request information, such as IP addresses and access times, to operate and protect the website.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Google also provides a Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. Please do not include Social Security numbers, tax documents or payment details in website links or analytics information.
Outside Websites and Services
Our website links to PayPal for invoice payments and Taxinfonet for return-status checks, as well as other resources. Information you enter on those services is handled under their own privacy policies. For online payments, use the amount and reference number on your office invoice. Contact our office if you have questions about a link or payment.
Retention and Privacy Questions
Contact our office to ask about how long client records are retained or to request an update or deletion of information. Any response depends on the information involved and applicable recordkeeping requirements. Website analytics and hosting logs are subject to their configured retention settings.
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