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New: Congress is about to *make it illegal* for the government to offer free online tax filing. Thank TurboTax.https://www.propublica.org/article/congress-is-about-to-ban-the-government-from-offering-free-online-tax-filing-thank-turbotax …
We’ve been writing about this for years and it looks like the industry’s many millions spent on lobbying and “grassroots” support is finally about to prevail @LizDDay
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-maker-of-turbotax-fought-free-simple-tax-filing …
https://www.propublica.org/article/turbotax-maker-linked-to-grassroots-campaign-against-free-simple-tax-filing …
Bill could pass thanks in part to congressional Dems. Rep. Richard Neal (in the news for Trump tax returns) calls himself a champion of the deal that bans the IRS from competing with TurboTaxhttps://www.propublica.org/article/congress-is-about-to-ban-the-government-from-offering-free-online-tax-filing-thank-turbotax …
Remarkable: people from other developed countries responding to this story about how easy it is to files taxespic.twitter.com/pZx8FF7Ayu
For those in the TurboTax/Free File weeds, here’s an interesting recent post by the National Taxpayer Advocate examining the program https://taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/Free_File_Program_Is_Failing_to_Achieve_Objectives?category=Tax%20News …pic.twitter.com/ofWWxeOslC
The head of Free File Alliance, an industry group including H&R Block and the maker of TurboTax, told me when asked about the bill before Congress: “great idea when you can provide a great product — free tax returns — to Americans at no cost“ to the gov’thttps://www.propublica.org/article/congress-is-about-to-ban-the-government-from-offering-free-online-tax-filing-thank-turbotax …
Update: the bill to restrict the IRS' ability to offer free tax filing service is before the Senate, and receiving new scrutiny https://www.propublica.org/article/bill-to-limit-irs-ability-to-offer-free-tax-filing-service-is-getting-new-scrutiny … Its sponsors are now arguing it doesn't permanently tie the IRS' hands, but some outside legal experts disagree.
Also worth noting for those in the weeds: the text in the current bill was pulled from previous, industry-backed legislation called "The Free File Permanence Act." https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3641/text …
New: Brad Sherman + freshman Dems in House + Elizabeth Warren introduce Tax Filing Simplification Act directing IRS to create its own online tax prep and filing service -- certain to be opposed by TurboTax/Intuit et alhttps://sherman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-brad-sherman-cpa-and-senator-elizabeth-warren-introduce …
Have you worked at Intuit/TurboTax, H&R Block, another tax company, or the IRS? Do you have knowledge of the how the companies deal with the Free File issue? I want to talk to you! Email: justin@propublica.org Signal: 774-826-6240
I worked for the direct marketing firm that supplied Intuit's packaging. Intuit has engaged in bid-rigging and kick-back payoff schemes for decades, generating millions of dollars of slush funds with each project. The government's response after I blew the whistle? Meh.
Curious to hear more if you have a min to email me justin@propublica.org
I shot you an email
Ohhhh I do look fwd to an upcoming article on that!!!
This is so silly. Just yesterday I did my annual tax filing here in Finland. It took total of 5 minutes using our govt/"IRS" provided excellent online system.
Same here in Denmark.
And Australia
Took me less than 3 mins in Sweden.
Same in Germany.
Same here in Spain.
In Peru the online system is a little bit more complicated, but you can go to the tax authority for guidance, they offer free access to a computer and a person to help you on site
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