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System Requirements
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Client OS
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Browser
(Use Version Listed, not older or newer version) |
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IE 5.01
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IE for Mac 5.1.6
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IE
for Mac 5.2.2 |
IE 5.5
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IE 6.0
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Netscape 8.0
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MSN
8.0 |
AOL 6.0 and 7.0
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AOL
8.0 |
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Windows 95
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X
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X
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X |
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Windows 98
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X |
X
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X |
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Windows ME
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X
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X
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X |
X |
X
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X |
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Windows NT 4.0
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X
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X
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X
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Windows 2000
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X
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X
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X
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X |
X |
X |
X |
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Windows XP
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X
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X |
X |
X |
X |
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Macintosh OS 9
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X
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| Macintosh
OS X v.10.1 |
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X
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General Instructions:
- For
security reasons, we recommend that you close your browser after you have
finished accessing your refund or account information.
- This
site uses SSL security. Please make sure this your browser supports this
before attempting to access the page. Using Internet Explorer as an example,
you would go to Tools - Internet Option, select the advanced tab, scroll
down to the bottom of the list and make sure that both 'Use SSL 2.0' and
'Use SSL 3.0' are checked.
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 Internet
Explorer users:
Internet Explorer 5.5 and later versions includes
128-bit encryption. If you already have Internet Explorer 5.5
installed, you may not need to upgrade your browser but may need to
upgrade your operating system.
Note: Internet Explorer 5.5 and later versions support 128-bit
encryption, but if your operating system (Windows 3.1, Windows
95, Windows 98, Windows NT 3.51Windows NT 4, Windows NT 5 or Windows
2000) was installed prior to March 2000, there is no assurance that
the 128-bit encryption is in place on the operating system. Windows
operating systems installed after March 2000 support 128-bit
encryption.
Please refer to the Microsoft's Downloads Web Site for more instructions and downloads to
enable 128-bit encryption.
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128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption
The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a
commonly used protocol for managing the security of a message transmission on
the Internet. This encryption protects your data from tampering and
eavesdropping while it is in transit between you and our web servers. This
precaution is taken to ensure that Treasury takes reasonable care to protect
information provided to us, such as:
- Social Security Numbers
- Taxpayer Account information
- Sensitive Government information
- Payment or Refund information
If you get an error message telling you
that you need a browser that supports 128-bit encryption, you must upgrade your
browser. Be aware that, depending on the speed of your Internet connection,
upgrading time may vary.
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