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Re:How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing ... by mrmanner on Saturday March 16, 2019 @10:18AM (#19407911)
They could use the information that others (banks and employers) report to them about your finances to pre-fill all the forms. That way you only need to add things that are missing and double check what’s there.
Re:How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing ... by kazinator on Saturday March 16, 2019 @01:49PM (#19409110)
Sure! And they could know about all your doctor's visits, so they could do your medical expense credits for you and similarly track every move you make in society. Oh, you paid for $257.35 on your VISA credit card ending in 1295 for prescription drugs this year: that's deductible!

Is that what we want?

Re:How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing ... by mrmanner on Monday March 18, 2019 @07:43AM (#19420283)
1) I specifically meant "the information they already have", so you would only have to add that which is additional (e.g. medical expenses).

2) There are probably less bureaucratic ways to deal with subsidising medical expenses. Single payer is the nuclear option, but also applying the tax credit in-store and letting the business apply could be a thing?

Re:How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing ... by nulbyte on Saturday March 16, 2019 @04:41PM (#19410151)
That's not what anyone is proposing.