TurboTax Servers Overwhelmed by Late Filers
Rival H&R Block, which sells the TaxCut software and also provides a Web-based tax-preparation service, did not respond to calls asking if it also experienced a heavier-than-expected last-minute load.
In related tax-filing news, the IRS yesterday granted a six-month filing and payment extension to those affected by the mass shootings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va. The federal tax agency also gave people in the Northeast an additional 48 hours to file because of the disruptions caused by Monday's storm.





