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

submitted 10 months 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] 16 points 10 months ago

The government charges no fee to file.

However, until this year, lobbying has prevented the IRS from providing online services to help taxpayers fill out the forms or file directly, instead being required to outsource that and only expose a (wildly insecure btw) API for electronic filing.

Because the US tax code is also complicated as fuck and changes all the time, services like TurboTax exist and charge you to fill out the forms.

Repeat the above for each state you work / have income / own property in.