IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax prep giants

Re:IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with ta... by alistairSH on Monday May 15, 2023 @04:07PM (#35953778)

I'm afraid that if you get a stock grant from your employer, that puts you beyond where the IRS can send you a pre-filled form that is correct.

Sure, but that's a tiny fraction of the population. Nobody is saying the IRS should send you a fixed return. Only that they should send what they have, and if nothing needs changed, great, society is better off.

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Re:IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with ta... by frumper on Monday May 15, 2023 @06:37PM (#35955456)

Lots of deductions and credits are on top of the standard deduction. School expenses, child credits, child care expenses, retirement savings, EIC credits and student loan interest are some very common things.

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Re:IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with ta... by semi on Monday May 15, 2023 @10:20PM (#35957121)

Imagine if all you had to do at tax time was enumerate those deductions, instead of that and the rest of doing your taxes

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