1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: a computing device, by a tax return preparation application executed by the computing device, being prompted by a user of the tax return preparation application to acquire an image of a tax document based at least in part upon sufficient motion of the tax document in view of a camera of the computing device; in response to being prompted, the computing device, by the tax return preparation application, presenting to the user a timer indicating a minimum time that the tax document must be maintained steady or substantially steady in view of the camera; and the computing device, by the tax return preparation application, acquiring an image of the tax document in response to the computing device detecting that the tax document was maintained steady or substantially steady for the minimum time.