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Re:TurboTax’s 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing ta... by sofixa on Thursday October 16, 2025 @09:09AM (#45604880)
There is a world of difference between not having to declare taxes, and having an industry of tax filers.

In France you have to declare taxes, but everything known to the tax authorities is pre-filled, leaving you to add any special incomes/deductions that didn't come trough regular channels that get automatically reported.

You still have tax consultants to help you optimise if there are higher revenues, but it's a very niche service.

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Re:TurboTax’s 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing ta... by MikeNotThePope on Thursday October 16, 2025 @09:13AM (#45604921)
The IRS actually knows everything, too. They just make you tell them what they already know.
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Re:TurboTax’s 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing ta... by wredcoll on Thursday October 16, 2025 @10:07AM (#45605545)
There's a group of republicans who prevent them from doing anything else.
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Re:TurboTax’s 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing ta... by adestefan on Thursday October 16, 2025 @09:26AM (#45605086)
They helpfully send you letter when you screwed up, too.
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Re:TurboTax’s 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing ta... by MikeNotThePope on Friday October 17, 2025 @05:49AM (#45614878)
At least they don't make you pay for the postage!
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