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so it is almost april and you know what that means right tax season exciting right now I know you're probably thinking how can I bring my w-2s and 1099s into other parts of my life how can I think about my taxes like all the time even when I'm out well look no further than these TurboTax powered apps for your answer first up we have tax caster a free app that helps you estimate your tax refund before you even start filing just input some basic information about yourself like marital status age and dependents enter your income information then go in and select your deductions credits and payments at the top of the screen you'll see the little refund meter with your estimate and of course the more questions you answer the more accurate against next when you're ready to start filing try snap tax you can use it without an account or use your TurboTax login if you have one what snap tax does is let you file a 1040 EZ return right from your phone yeah it may sound strange but if you have a super simple tax situation it could make sense for you and the cool thing about the app is that it can actually pull your payroll data from a photo of your w-2 so you don't have to hand answer everything complete the form with all your personal information and you'll see your federal and state tax refund numbers at the top of the screen snap tax is free to download but if you use it to file it'll cost you $19.99 finally when you're finished filing your tax return you can check on your refund status with another free download called my tax refund just input your social security number and your zip code or your expected refund amount and let it do the tracking whether taxes actually do excite you or they make you want to rip your hair out of your head be sure to check out tax caster snap tax and my tax refund and as always if you've got another hot app that you want me to tap holler at me on the Twitter thanks for watching you