H&R Block and Intuit Are Lobbying Against Making Tax Filling Free and Easy
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Re: H&R Block and Intuit Are Lobbying Against Making Tax Filling Free and Easy
#2Such bullshit. Can't believe they've gotten away with this for so long.
Re: H&R Block and Intuit Are Lobbying Against Making Tax Filling Free and Easy
#3In this alternative solution, the government does your taxes, so instead of paying a company/accountant to do it, our taxes / the deficit will pay for it. Someone has to do the work, and if it's not these companies, it will be the IRS. I'd be in favor of simplifying the tax code so everyone could file their own return with confidence!
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#4It's never wrong for businesses to lobby for their interests. It's wrong when our elected officials bend to those business interest when it goes against the public interest.
Re: H&R Block and Intuit Are Lobbying Against Making Tax Filling Free and Easy
#5In this alternative solution, the government does your taxes, so instead of paying a company/accountant to do it, our taxes / the deficit will pay for it. Someone has to do the work, and if it's not these companies, it will be the IRS. I'd be in favor of simplifying the tax code so everyone could file their own return with confidence!
I think this is a false equivalence. The IRS is already "doing taxes" for most people when they get their paystub and investment data electronically sent by those institutions and using that to compare against the self-willed returns. If anything for many individuals (not self-employed, minimal investments, basic mortgage) this plan would reduce overhead.
Re: H&R Block and Intuit Are Lobbying Against Making Tax Filling Free and Easy
#6In this alternative solution, the government does your taxes, so instead of paying a company/accountant to do it, our taxes / the deficit will pay for it. Someone has to do the work, and if it's not these companies, it will be the IRS. I'd be in favor of simplifying the tax code so everyone could file their own return with confidence!
The IRS already has the infrastructure to do it. For simple returns they also have all the necessary information whether a return is filed or not.
So we can do both. Simplify the tax code and send a lot of people a post card summarizing their tax year. If the summary is wrong or not advantageous, they can file an amended return.
Re: H&R Block and Intuit Are Lobbying Against Making Tax Filling Free and Easy
#7In this alternative solution, the government does your taxes, so instead of paying a company/accountant to do it, our taxes / the deficit will pay for it. Someone has to do the work, and if it's not these companies, it will be the IRS. I'd be in favor of simplifying the tax code so everyone could file their own return with confidence!
Many peoples taxes are basically automatic. The government's cost to do these is basically negligible.
Re: H&R Block and Intuit Are Lobbying Against Making Tax Filling Free and Easy
#8In this alternative solution, the government does your taxes, so instead of paying a company/accountant to do it, our taxes / the deficit will pay for it. Someone has to do the work, and if it's not these companies, it will be the IRS. I'd be in favor of simplifying the tax code so everyone could file their own return with confidence!
There's nothing to be done if you have only one job and no deductions to file. Your taxes have already been taken out by payroll.
Making the forms easier is certainly an important consideration.
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#9Is there anything we can do to fight back?
Re: H&R Block and Intuit Are Lobbying Against Making Tax Filling Free and Easy
#10In this alternative solution, the government does your taxes, so instead of paying a company/accountant to do it, our taxes / the deficit will pay for it. Someone has to do the work, and if it's not these companies, it will be the IRS. I'd be in favor of simplifying the tax code so everyone could file their own return with confidence!
The IRS already has the infrastructure to do it. For simple returns they also have all the necessary information whether a return is filed or not. So we can do both. Simplify the tax code and send a lot of people a post card summarizing their tax year. If the summary is wrong or not advantageous, they can file an amended return.
This is how it works in Sweden. Most people just approve their "post card." Everything is done online.