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IRS will pilot free, direct tax filing in 2024 (techcrunch.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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IRS will pilot free, direct tax filing in 2024::Direct File is a shot across the bows of Turbotax, H&R Block, and others who have resisted free and simple tax filing for decades.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

Wait, do US citizens have to pay to file taxes? Or is this a service to help navigate the complexities?

[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not American, bit my understanding is that filling taxes in the US is complicated and confusing to the point where most people use paid software to do it. There is an obvious lobby of tax filing software companies keeping it that way.

[–] Cantankerousnuts 20 points 2 years ago

nailed it.

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