Re:Tax prep companies: $90M lobbying against free tax-filing
by yieldcrv on Saturday September 02, 2023 @06:18PM
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Americans have stories of the consequences, which are very inconvenient
Your one year of living there exempted you from that
Re:Tax prep companies: $90M lobbying against free tax-filing
by kccqzy on Saturday September 02, 2023 @06:24PM
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What consequences? The IRS sends you a nice letter saying you underpaid. You agree with them and pay them. End of story.
It's not like you are using questionable deductions and barely legal maneuvers. Be honest in the first place. Tell them you made an honest mistake.
Re:Tax prep companies: $90M lobbying against free tax-filing
by tekla on Saturday September 02, 2023 @06:47PM
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Ive been audited twice for unrelated reasons. The IRS sends you a letter asking you for additional information and how to submit it. Its not even strongly worded
Very inconvenient, I know.
Re:Tax prep companies: $90M lobbying against free tax-filing
by yieldcrv on Saturday September 02, 2023 @07:01PM
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the stories are inconvenient not necessarily the reality
that and most Americans dont have the budget to pay or hire someone to challenge if theyre worried about how to do additional filings
I'm probably stereotyping here, but I noticed Americans are more willing to pay for a service, where Europeans are more penny-pinching and don't see why they should pay for something they can do themselves. I guess American love their businesses, where we see them sometimes suspiciously.