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Flood of E-Filers Prompts IRS Extension The Internal Revenue Service has extended last night's deadline for taxpayers who couldn't get their returns filed electronically. Last night, a surge of returns overwhelmed Intuit company computers. Intuit owns the popular TurboTax software. Internet message boards were full of complaints.

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Flood of E-Filers Prompts IRS Extension

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Flood of E-Filers Prompts IRS Extension

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The Internal Revenue Service has extended last night's deadline for taxpayers who couldn't get their returns filed electronically.

Last night, a surge of returns overwhelmed Intuit company computers. Intuit owns the popular Turbo Tax software.

Internet message boards were full of complaints from people who had problems getting their returns filed.