DesertDwellingWeirdo@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoThe IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourcedwww.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square117linkfedilinkarrow-up11.48Kcross-posted to: upliftingnews@lemmy.worldopensource@lemmy.mlpositive_news@lemmy.caopensource@lemmy.mlOpenSource@europe.pubhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.sefoss@beehaw.org404media@rss.ponder.catnews@lemmy.world
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minus-squareVinstaal0@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·5 months agoWas the US so behind that they didn’t have a way to file taxes online for free?
minus-squaremadjo@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoYes, thanks to the powerful lobby from Turbotax.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoNot just that. The tax preparation industry has gotten tax more complex and harder to file in the US You get the government you can afford. The tax preparation industry has been able to buy several governments
Was the US so behind that they didn’t have a way to file taxes online for free?
Unfortunately yes
Yes, thanks to the powerful lobby from Turbotax.
Not just that. The tax preparation industry has gotten tax more complex and harder to file in the US
You get the government you can afford. The tax preparation industry has been able to buy several governments