News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax prep giants. Parent comment

Re:IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with ta... by firstlink on Monday May 15, 2023 @08:25PM (#35956368)
A clear accounting of what you have already paid is on your 1040, copied in from your W-2. People are ignorant of it because they want to be.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with ta... by AnthonyMouse on Thursday May 18, 2023 @04:51AM (#35985494)
That's the thing you don't read or understand because it's part of the multi-page document full of arbitrary number boxes that you're paying TurboTax to handle for you, isn't it?

How about a simple form which shows those numbers in large typeface and nothing else?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with ta... by firstlink on Thursday May 18, 2023 @03:33PM (#35992930)
Oh yes, adding a form will definitely help people pay attention.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with ta... by AnthonyMouse on Thursday May 18, 2023 @03:41PM (#35993041)
The claim was that the complicated form is necessary to help people pay attention so Republicans would object to getting rid of it. Why wouldn't they prefer a simpler form that shows exactly what they want people to pay attention to?
[ Parent | on HN ]