The Coastal Bank Officially Launches TurboTax Service for Online Banking Customers

Jan. 5, 2010 - PRLog -- SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Coastal Bank, a leading community bank headquartered in Savannah, now offers the popular tax return software program, TurboTax, to all online banking customers. By providing TurboTax for Online Banking, The Coastal Bank extends a valuable financial tool to its personal and business banking customers that is practical, user-friendly and convenient.  

“The benefits of utilizing TurboTax for Online Banking include efficient management of all your financial records and streamlining your paperwork before and during the tax season,” said Tom Wiley, president, chairman and CEO of Coastal Bankshares, Inc. and The Coastal Bank.

TurboTax consistently receives the highest marks from reviewers, making it the #1-rated tax software, year after year. In fact, TurboTax has been named the “Editor’s Choice” by PC Magazine and was the winner in product comparisons in both USA Today and PC World.

“TurboTax supports the full range of tax needs, from simple personal returns to more complex small business returns,” said Jim LaHaise, executive vice president and chief banking officer for The Coastal Bank. “It also allows those who have used TurboTax in the past to enter their username and password during their first use of the product, to pull in their prior tax returns and data. This is one more way we go the extra mile for our customers.”  

The TurboTax program is fully integrated within The Coastal Bank’s existing online banking platform, allowing users to simply sign into internet banking and click on the TurboTax icon to begin. Users can also elect to save their information, log out of TurboTax and log back in at any time to complete their tax return.

Additionally, user information such as name, address, phone number, social security number, email address, and bank routing numbers can be automatically filled into Turbo Tax Online, taken from The Coastal Bank’s online records, saving the user from tedious and repetitive data entry.  

ABOUT THE COASTAL BANK:

Locally owned and operated, The Coastal Bank provides a full range of financial services, specializing in small business, consumer banking and real estate lending. Headquartered on Johnson Square in Savannah, this successful community bank has been serving the greater Savannah area since 1954. The Coastal Bank has an operations center in Pooler and branches throughout coastal Georgia. For more information about The Coastal Bank, please call (912) 201-4934 or visit www.thecoastalbank.com online.

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