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Re:MSCHF’s 'Tax Heaven 3000' Is a Dating Simulator That Also... by Bluecobra on Thursday March 23, 2023 @08:49AM (#35273920)
It’s possible that this game is just filling out numbers in the PDF for you and you can fill out your personal info manually, sign it, and mail it in. If it’s trying to do E-file for you, then yeah I would be scared.
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Re:MSCHF’s 'Tax Heaven 3000' Is a Dating Simulator That Also... by kevviiinn on Thursday March 23, 2023 @09:36AM (#35274570)
Other services efile for you, why would this be any different
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Re:MSCHF’s 'Tax Heaven 3000' Is a Dating Simulator That Also... by skavi on Thursday March 23, 2023 @09:48AM (#35274739)
this service is a joke
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Re:MSCHF’s 'Tax Heaven 3000' Is a Dating Simulator That Also... by dcow on Thursday March 23, 2023 @11:42AM (#35276537)
It’s a conceit, not a joke. It’s serious satire.
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Re:MSCHF’s 'Tax Heaven 3000' Is a Dating Simulator That Also... by spiznnx on Thursday March 23, 2023 @01:53PM (#35278636)
Becoming an "Authorized IRS e-file Provider" is a significant hurdle that is not necessary to producing a real, mailable, tax return.

It's certainly a convenience, and most serious software would try to include it, but I don't think MSCHF are going for convenience. The Yahoo headline and article uses the word "file" but the video doesn't.

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Re:MSCHF’s 'Tax Heaven 3000' Is a Dating Simulator That Also... by kevviiinn on Thursday March 23, 2023 @03:55PM (#35280433)
Thank you, you're the only one who's provided a reasonable answer instead of "it's a joke"
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Re:MSCHF’s 'Tax Heaven 3000' Is a Dating Simulator That Also... by TeMPOraL on Thursday March 23, 2023 @04:47PM (#35281045)
If they actually got this certified, it would be the ultimate troll!
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