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Intuit (TurboTax) pulling out of Free File because the government won’t allow them to bait and switch filers anymore. -- (link)

Posted by spamlet Jul 19 '21, 05:07

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https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/turbotax-maker-intuit-opts-out-of-irs-free-file-program (news.bloombergtax.com)

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Time to overhaul the system. My layman's understanding is the IRS knows all the info we're sending them and the vast majority of us - Krusty Jul 19, 05:40 14
- Yes and no. - spamlet Jul 19, 06:22 6
  - On fixing errors, one year I had the tiniest error on my form and correcting it required submitting a whole new 1040X. - Baron of the Rings Jul 19, 06:32
  - Those sound like issues that can be resolved with a larger budget and a more robust staff and not issues that would prevent it from being implemented. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 06:27 4
    - You’ve dealt with bureaucracies and errors right? - spamlet Jul 19, 06:33 3
      - Like that time the city thought I hadn't paid my earnings tax. Good times, good times. No, wait, the opposite. - Baron of the Rings Jul 19, 06:40 1
        
        The IRS has nothing on Gregory FX Daly’s office. - spamlet Jul 19, 06:45
      - Sure but we can be better and I refuse to believe that because of past issues we shouldn't be trying to make a better system for the majority of us. - Krusty Jul 19, 06:36
- This. -- (edited) - znufrii Jul 19, 06:16 4
  - will never happen, as it would require either: a massive increase in the staffing size at the IRs or a massive increase in IT spending to develop the - tRuMaN Jul 19, 06:21 3
    - It can be done if the politicians want it to be done but I'm not sure any of them really care enough. We don't think big anymore and just carry - Krusty Jul 19, 06:33
    - That, and the tax prep lobby makes sure it doesn't. -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 06:22 1
      - I dont think the tax prep lobby cares about the simple returns that would benefit from this system, as it wont affect - tRuMaN Jul 19, 06:23
- I'd be okay with this, but still want to check behind the government. Not that I don't trust the government or anything. -- nm - sycor Jul 19, 05:44 1
  - I'm sure if it was actually set up you could review things online and if there's an issue you could have it looked into. - Krusty Jul 19, 05:47
Well that's not good for me. My taxes are super simple. I'm not paying TurboTax to let me do my own taxes. - sycor Jul 19, 05:29 11
- FreeFileFillableForms! -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 05:43 1
  - Seashells by the seashore? -- nm - sycor Jul 19, 05:44
- I used FreeTaxUSA this year and had no issues. Went as easy as when I used H&R's free file. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 05:41 3
  - Never heard of it but I'll look in to it. Thanks. -- nm - sycor Jul 19, 05:43 2
    - It was a recommendation from the IRS website. I used H&R for years but they ended their participation last year. - Krusty Jul 19, 05:45 1
      - Excellent info. - sycor Jul 19, 05:46
- Use Credit Karma’s product then. It’s free and has been built up to be decent. - spamlet Jul 19, 05:37 4
  - Cool I'll try to remember this next year. Thanks! -- nm - sycor Jul 19, 05:42 3
    - I had some issues with them this year but if your return is simple, you shouldn’t run into them. - spamlet Jul 19, 05:45 2
      - I do not itemize, have 2 jobs, my bank interest and that's pretty much it. -- nm - sycor Jul 19, 05:47 1
        
        You should be fine. -- nm - spamlet Jul 19, 06:34

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