Show HN: ustaxes.org – open-source tax filing webapp
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Re: Show HN: ustaxes.org – open-source tax filing webapp
#2Is this federal only or state as well?
The readme and website appear to be kinda thin on details. Cool nonetheless.
Re: Show HN: ustaxes.org – open-source tax filing webapp
#3Is this federal only or state as well? The readme and website appear to be kinda thin on details. Cool nonetheless.
This is federal only right now, I plan to work on state taxes in the future, but I wanted to get the basic federal forms done first. The readme also definitely needs some work! It's on my list of future improvements :)
Re: Show HN: ustaxes.org – open-source tax filing webapp
#4Are there plans for a matrix or checklist for supporting different income types, forms, or some other way to measure support levels?
Looks like you are using typescript React here. Any driver for that choice?
Re: Show HN: ustaxes.org – open-source tax filing webapp
#5Computing tax
Noticed this comment.
https://github.com/thegrims/UsTaxes/blob/master/src/irsForms...
I wrote some python a few years ago for this purpose
Re: Show HN: ustaxes.org – open-source tax filing webapp
#6Are there plans for a matrix or checklist for supporting different income types, forms, or some other way to measure support levels? Looks like you are using typescript React here. Any driver for that choice?
A checklist of supported forms is something that's in the works. Right now the only supported type of income is W2 wages.
The reason I chose React is I wanted the site to be client side only, fitting with SPA, to avoid having a database of social security numbers that could be breached.
Typescript is being used to help make sure the right types are being used when the form is submitted. Income should be in number format & names should be in string etc. I've also just found it pleasant to use
Re: Show HN: ustaxes.org – open-source tax filing webapp
#7Computing tax Noticed this comment. https://github.com/thegrims/UsTaxes/blob/master/src/irsForms... I wrote some python a few years ago for this purpose https://github.com/adsharma/tax
Thanks! I think that comment is actually from before the computeTax function was fully implemented. If you fill out W2 and spouse information on the website the correct tax rate should be calculated in the printed 1040 form
Re: Show HN: ustaxes.org – open-source tax filing webapp
#8For the past ~decade I've mostly been using OpenTaxSolver, a file-based open source US tax utility. It's worked for my uses.
It'd be appealing to try to factor out the underlying translation of the tax code and IRS form layout into some very simple DSL that could be used by multiple kinds of software.
Re: Show HN: ustaxes.org – open-source tax filing webapp
#9Thank you for starting this.
It's something that needs to exit!
Re: Show HN: ustaxes.org – open-source tax filing webapp
#10Suggestion: Add support for Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. If the trend is remote work, focus on the remote workers who would prefer not to pay income taxes.