IRS will look into setting up a free e-filing system

Re:IRS will look into setting up a free e-filing system by pfisch on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @01:55PM (#32753863)

I bought a high efficiency furnace this year. That is eligible for a tax deduction. How could that ever work if I don't file my own taxes? The seller isn't sending that info to the IRS.

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Re:IRS will look into setting up a free e-filing system by Broken_Hippo on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @02:22PM (#32754230)

You just fix it. Just because they do pretty much all of the return doesn't mean that you can't fix errors or adjust information that needs it.

And even when you do that, it'll still be easier than the paperwork in the US.

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Re:IRS will look into setting up a free e-filing system by jandrese on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @10:20PM (#32760291)

You pull up the website where all of the information the IRS knows is already prefilled. You click on the "Efficiency Improvements Exception" box and add the value of your furnace. Click on any other things the IRS missed and add them. Click "submit" to finish the tax return. Done.

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Re:IRS will look into setting up a free e-filing system by jedberg on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @02:19PM (#32754172)

They would send you a bill, you'd say, "hey I bought a furnace", they would deduct from the bill and you'd pay the rest.

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Re:IRS will look into setting up a free e-filing system by detaro on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @01:57PM (#32753880)

They said their tax return was trivial, not that they didn't file one.

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