How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing

Re:How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing by itafroma on Tuesday March 26, 2013 @11:23AM (#5443869)

How people file isn't a problem in the US: in 2010, 70%[1] of tax filers (~90 million people) filed electronically and that number has almost certainly increased since. The issue in the article is whether the IRS (our federal taxing agency) should be allowed to file returns on behalf of citizens (i.e., do most of the work for them).

[1]: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42275764/

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Re:How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing by khuey on Tuesday March 26, 2013 @03:08PM (#5445381)

I wouldn't consider "how" people file a problem. I choose to file on paper still, and will until I can upload my tax data from my machine directly to the government's computer without passing through some third-party provider that I don't trust to keep my data safe.

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Re:How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing by vidarh on Tuesday March 26, 2013 @11:43AM (#5444032)

Most of these are pre-prepared returns. Nobody edits their tax return via SMS or phone - it's just acceptance of the one that have already been sent to them.

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