With only six days until the individual income tax season filing deadline, there is still time for qualified taxpayers to file their federal and state income taxes for free using Indiana freefile (INfreefile).

INfreefile allows taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $62,000 or less in 2015 to electronically file their tax returns for free. Taxpayers using INfreefile have access to question-and-answer style software through participating vendors – making the filing process fast and easy.

Hoosiers may visit www.freefile.dor.in.gov to learn more about the program and to see if they qualify based on the vendors’ options. Qualified taxpayers can choose the vendor of their choice and complete their federal and state return for free. The participating vendors include 1040NOW, H&R Block, TaxAct, TurboTax and OLT Online Taxes.

Choosing to file electronically comes with many benefits:

• Faster refunds – Refunds from electronically-filed returns are processed in about two weeks, whereas a paper-filed return can take up to 12 weeks.
• More secure – Fewer people see your personal information.
• Get more or pay less – E-filing software may suggest credits and deductions about which you might not have known.
• Better accuracy – Electronically-filed returns have a two percent error rate versus 20 percent for paper returns.

If taxpayers have questions or concerns about their returns, they should contact the department by calling 317-232-2240 or by visitingwww.in.gov/dor/3392.htm.

Public Safety Telecommunications Week originated in California in 1981 and was nationally recognized by an act of the United States Congress in 1991.  In Indiana, Public Safety Telecommunications Week has been recognized state wide since 1999, most commonly by a proclamation from Indiana’s Governor.

Public Safety Telecommunications Week reminds all Hoosiers that the first step in receiving help is the initial call to 911 and hearing the voice of a local city, county, or state public safety dispatcher.  These are the men and women that collect the initial information to pass along to law enforcement officers in the field.

Often times they are able to give immediate lifesaving directions to the caller during medical emergencies or can be the calming voice to reassure the victim of a violent crime that help is on the way.

And the service of a telecommunications operator extends well beyond taking calls from citizens as they are the life line to the police officer, deputy sheriff or state trooper out on patrol.

In short, the telecommunications operator is the two-way life line link taking calls for service.  Whether the call comes by phone from the public, or over a radio from a law enforcement professional, telecommunication operators are one of the most important and under-recognized components of public safety.

Attached with this Indiana State Police Nixle news release is a PDF copy of the proclamation issued by Indiana Governor Michael Pence recognizing April 10 – 16, 2016 as Public Safety Telecommunications Week.

Police continue to investigate the death of a man working for a contractor on Saturday at a rural Seymour company.

According to a news release from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Departmetn the incident occurred at a storage tank at Enterprise Products Partners LP in the 10000 block of East County Road 100N.

The man’s name is not being released at this time pending notification of his family.

The man was treated at the scene for a medical condition before he passed away and was taken to Schneck Medical Center. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday at the Seymour hospital.

Police say the man was not from Jackson County and was not an employee of Enterprise Products, which provides energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, crude oil and refined products, and petrochemicals.

Jackson County Coroner Roger Wheeler and Sheriff Mike Carothers also are involved in the investigation.