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Elon Musk claimed on X that he eliminated the IRS team responsible for the "Direct File" program, which allows Americans to file taxes online for free.

His statement was in response to a right-wing MAGA influencer who called the “direct file” tax program a “far-left government-wide computer office” built by Elizabeth Warren.

Thus far, the website remains active.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

The amount was fixed by the contract you signed. You knew what the tax credit was going to be because the salesman likely highlighted it as part of the sale. If you did it yourself, you'd have an every more detailed knowledge of the costs and timeline. Unless it was finished in December, you could have adjusted your withholdings.

I've done everything from $100 repairs on my house, $80k renovations, to multi million dollar business deals. Even the bat specialist who moved the bats out of my front required a contract.

It is completely absurd that you had an extremely unique tax situation ( tax credits on a project ending in December so no withholding adjustments could be made) yet your first post was authoritative general tax advice without mentioning it was specific to your condition. Then you had the nerve to call me out for giving general advice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

Are you saying you're submitting a new W-4 to your employer for even a withholding change that would benefit you for as little as $100? And multiples of them a year as your tax burden changes?