Re:FTC sues Intuit for its deceptive TurboTax “free” filing ...
by lotsofpulp on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @11:23PM
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Standard deduction varies based on your filing status (single/married joint/married separate/etc). IRS will not know if that changed in the year.
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Re:FTC sues Intuit for its deceptive TurboTax “free” filing ...
by hunter2_ on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @12:17AM
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So the IRS calculates for each filing status, and you choose one. This would be a lot to ask years ago, but nowadays many citizen-facing government processes are web apps. Think TurboTax pre-filled with whatever has been reported.