PNC Bank Now Offers WebTurboTax Tax Preparation on Its Web Site

    PITTSBURGH, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Visitors to PNC Bank's website,
 http://www.pncbank.com, can now prepare their federal and state tax returns
 using WebTurboTax(SM), the web-based version of Intuit's popular TurboTax(R)
 personal tax preparation software program, through an agreement announced
 today.
     "Offering WebTurboTax expands the value and utility of
 http://www.pncbank.com, not only for our customers but for any visitor who has
 taxes to prepare," said Ann Todd, vice president and web business development
 manager of PNC Bank.  "As we enter the heavy tax filing season, we know that
 WebTurboTax tax preparation service will be one more reason to visit our
 site."
     WebTurboTax allows taxpayers to complete with ease all the same federal
 and state income tax returns as with TurboTax desktop software, but with the
 added convenience of preparing and filing their tax returns on the web.
 Because the tax return is being prepared on an encrypted Intuit server, users
 benefit by being able to tackle their taxes anytime and anywhere in a web-
 browser format familiar to millions of Americans.
     Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:   INTU), a financial software and web-based services
 company, develops and markets Quicken, the leading personal finance software;
 TurboTax, the best-selling tax preparation software; and QuickBooks, the most
 popular small business accounting software.  The Intuit Quicken.com(TM)
 website (www.quicken.com) is the premier financial website, offering a
 complete set of financial news, information and tools, including insurance,
 mortgage, investment and tax preparation services.  Intuit's products and
 services enable individuals, small businesses and financial professionals to
 manage their financial lives and businesses better.
     PNC Bank Corp. (NYSE:   PNC), headquartered in Pittsburgh, is one of the
 largest diversified financial services organizations in the United States.
 Its major businesses include Regional Community Banking, Mortgage Banking,
 Private Banking, Asset Management, Mutual Fund Servicing, Corporate Banking
 and Secured Lending.
 
         Visit PNC Bank on the World Wide Web at http://www.pncbank.com
 
     Intuit, Quicken, Quickbooks, TurboTax and MacInTax are registered
 trademarks of Intuit Inc.  WebTurboTax is a service mark of Intuit Inc.
 Quicken.com is a trademark of Intuit Inc.
 
 

SOURCE  PNC Bank Corp.