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Re:US tax return filings drop by nearly 1M, extension reques... by iAMkenough on Monday April 07, 2025 @03:57PM (#43615283)
I doubt it's around next year. Republicans say it's a waste of money, 18F and its priorities were "deleted" by DOGE, and private tax preparation companies can more easily buy influence in the federal government now.

Providing a free service to make Americans' lives easier is not part of the business plan for the current administration. Scott Bessent only committed to keeping it available for the current tax season during his Treasury Secretary confirmation hearings.

Re:US tax return filings drop by nearly 1M, extension reques... by iszomer on Monday April 07, 2025 @09:33PM (#43617577)
The more you know; ChatGPT and xAI have fascinating responses on clarifications; TIL what ad hominem's are.

- What DOGE (allegedly) did, the GSA's + 18F's role in DirectFile, who is Scott Bessent: https://x.com/i/grok/share/HPCbOS8C5MCC7Uvwok2bg6uIk

- It `felt` like an attack but I couldn't articulate it: https://chatgpt.com/share/67f47c39-1e98-8003-a072-2c083fbe9b...

Re:US tax return filings drop by nearly 1M, extension reques... by iAMkenough on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @05:02PM (#43626441)
I like the first link as fair analysis, but you clearly inserted your own bias (which ChatGPT framed its responses around) by asking leading questions in the second link.

For instance, it responded: "it tries to delegitimize the IRS program by associating it with political actors assumed to have bad motives."

Scott Bessent is inherently associated with the IRS and its programs in his official capacity. If he has bad motives, I didn't say it.

Re:US tax return filings drop by nearly 1M, extension reques... by iszomer on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @07:56PM (#43639260)
Touche. I'm just going to start querying both platforms at the same time to judge the quality of their responses. I only split it due to a recent query when ChatGPT appeared dumbfounded and cited only one source when it parallel, Grok cited fifteen webpages. Query as follows (and outside of this post's context):

- Has there ever been an instance quoted anywhere that said: "In this house we believe that: simplistic platitudes, trite tautologies, and semantically overloaded aphorisms are poor substitutes for respectful and rational discussions about complex issues."?

Re:US tax return filings drop by nearly 1M, extension reques... by iAMkenough on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @03:30PM (#43709391)
My doubts have been founded:

Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say https://apnews.com/article/irs-direct-file-tax-returns-free-...