Re:How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing
by maxerickson on Tuesday March 26, 2013 @11:18AM
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Sure. But a system that only addressed the needs of 100 million people with simple taxes might still be a good idea (I realize that the thing exists. Free File is urged on by the government and has wide reach. I don't like that it is roughly designed to prevent the IRS from developing any sort of direct servicing).
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Re:How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing
by niggler on Tuesday March 26, 2013 @11:31AM
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You are looking at a group of a small percentage of that (at most a few million people) who make enough that they are not eligible for 1040A/1040EZ (the 1040A cutoff is roughly 100K) yet don't have particularly complicated tax situations. That pales in comparison to the people who can be catered by the free tax systems.
Re:How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing
by maxerickson on Tuesday March 26, 2013 @11:39AM
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I'm saying that I don't like the current free file implementation. Who it covers (or not) isn't particularly part of my dislike for it. I'm admitting that it covers a great deal of people.