10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising the step of presenting, via the computer processor and in response to an input to the GUI and by the taxpayer user, taxpayer assistance information on the GUI and viewable by the taxpayer user, wherein the taxpayer assistance information is logically associated with the first accordion and is viewable contemporaneously with the first accordion.
8. A computer-implemented method for presenting a tax preparation program, the method comprising the steps of: generating, via a computer processor, a graphical user interface (GUI) for a tax preparation program; enabling, via the computer processor and within the GUI, at least a first and a second user-selectable tab, with the first tab related to a first tax topic and containing a first set of accordions associated with the first tax topic, and the second tab related to a second tax topic and containing a second set of accordions associated with the second tax topic, wherein each accordion of the first and second sets of accordions may be expanded to enable a taxpayer user to enter in a plurality of fields tax-related information for completing a tax return; receiving, via the computer processor and from the taxpayer user, a selection of the first user-selectable tab; in response to the receiving a selection of the first user-selectable tab, presenting, via the computer processor and within the GUI, first and second accordions associated with the first user-selectable tab, wherein the first accordion presents a first tax sub-topic for selection by the taxpayer user, and the second accordion presents a second tax sub-topic for selection by the taxpayer user, wherein each of the first and second tax sub-topics is logically associated with the first tax topic related to the selected first user-selectable tab, and wherein the second user-selectable tab remains viewable by the taxpayer user on the GUI during the presenting of said first and second accordions; receiving, via the computer processor, a selection by the taxpayer user of the first accordion presenting the first tax sub-topic; presenting, via the computer processor and within the GUI, and in response to the taxpayer user's selection of the first accordion, at least one first field for entry of tax-related information by the taxpayer user, wherein during presenting of the at lest one first field, the second tax sub-topic presented by the second accordion remains viewable by the taxpayer on the GUI; receiving, via the computer processor and from the taxpayer user, entry of a first portion of the tax-related information in the at least one first field presented in response to the taxpayer user's selection of the first accordion; receiving, via the computer processor, a selection by the taxpayer user of the second accordion; presenting, via the computer processor and within the GUI, and in response to the taxpayer user's selection of the second accordion, at least one second field for entry of tax-related information by the taxpayer user, wherein during presenting of the at least one second field, the first tax sub-topic presented by the first accordion remains viewable by the taxpayer user on the GUI; receiving, via the computer processor and from the taxpayer user, entry of a second portion of the tax-related information in the at least one second field presented in response to the taxpayer user's selection of the second accordion; presenting, via the computer processor and within the GUI, a first accordion summary information that summarizes the first portion of the tax-related information entered in the at least one first field, and a second accordion summary information that summarizes the second portion of the tax-related information entered in the at least one second field; and presenting, via the computer processor and within the GUI, a first tab summary information that summarizes the first accordion summary information and the second accordion summary information, wherein the first tab summary information is on or proximate to the first tab, and wherein the first tab summary information, the first accordion summary information, and the second accordion summary information are simultaneously viewable during the selection of the first tab.