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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] 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Western Europe here. I’m old enough that I’ve had to file many paper tax forms. There have always been free services to help with that.

Now you can do it all online, and the known information is pre-filled. The last few years you don’t even have to click “accept” anymore, accepting is automatic if you don’t do anything.

That said, there still are paid services, but their main aim is to find all the ways to reduce what you pay (and they are likely used mainly by the well off).