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I.R.S. to Begin Trial of Its Own Free Tax-Filing System (www.nytimes.com)

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Residents of 12 states are eligible to participate if they meet certain criteria. But the agency’s plans have already met resistance from tax preparation companies.

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[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

As soon as things get a bit more complicated- you are self-employed or have multiple streams of income, you have to fill in a return

Maybe I misunderstood.

[-] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

That’s not to do with copying anyone though. It’s just an intrinsic problem with the complexity: “We’re pretty sure we have the information needed to calculate your tax? No worries, we won’t brother you. Affairs are more complicated? We’ll have to ask you for help”

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