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IRS plans to make its free tax filing program permanent
(edition.cnn.com)
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Article says some states may refuse to participate. Well since it's a program that helps people and provides a free option instead of using a corporate tax preparer, then I assume all GOP states will hate it and call it liberal socialism somehow. Betcha we hear the same argument we get with healthcare ... " The libs want to force you to use this and take away your ability to choose"
GOP rule #1: oppose anything and everything that's provided at no cost to the end-user if someone somewhere can charge too much money for the same product. and no, instatwitbooksnaptok isn't included because the end-user IS the product
like hateful racist clockwork
Texas must be soooo mad they don't have income tax so can't really do anything about it.
Nope. Not mad at all about not having state income tax.
Texas was one of the states that could participate in the trial. But it is Texas, so I'm not holding my breath that they will continue being cool with it. Fingers crossed though.
As a Texan, there is no state income tax here. Texas can't say shit.
Wait. I thought is was a federal tax system. Does it do state taxes also? I missed that.
It will do federal taxes for everyone, and can also do state taxes for people in states that opt in. Only a handful of states were included in the beta testing version this year, but they’re opening it up to any state that agrees to participate next year.
So about 20-27 states will refuse then
A lot of GOP led states don't have state taxes anyways. Worst case scenario, people in said states only need taxes prepared for federal anyways.
Fucking Hawaii, it's always Hawaii.
I want to choose to fund lobbyists working against me to make every April a little bit harder and more expensive :(