Trump admin to kill IRS free tax-filing service that Intuit lobbied against

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Post by abacussh » Thu, Apr 17, 2025, 1:36 PM UTC

Trump admin to kill IRS free tax-filing service that Intuit lobbied against
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Post by duxup » Thu, Apr 17, 2025, 2:04 PM UTC

Trump (and historically others) ability to play the populist card, and really be about as anti populist as it gets is a little depressing.

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Post by testing22321 » Thu, Apr 17, 2025, 2:10 PM UTC

Of course, the US is a business that is very good at making money. Services like healthcare, education, transport and even filing taxes are designed to make a profit.

It makes for a very hollow society, but lots of profit.

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Post by josefresco » Thu, Apr 17, 2025, 2:21 PM UTC

I wouldn't be surprised if the Trump regime collects the names of people who used the free service, and then charges them a "fine" to repay for the costs incurred.

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Post by tacticalturtle » Thu, Apr 17, 2025, 2:23 PM UTC

I just want to electronically submit my taxes directly to the federal government without going through an intermediary.

Without this free file service - the only other option offered by the federal government for all income levels is Free Fillable Forms, which is owned and implemented by the Free File Alliance LLC.

If I want to submit directly to the federal government, I have to mail my return in.

How can this be the status quo in 2025?

Re: Trump admin to kill IRS free tax-filing service that Intuit lobbied against

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Post by ChrisArchitect » Thu, Apr 17, 2025, 3:04 PM UTC

[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43709008

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Post by sea-gold » Thu, Apr 17, 2025, 5:32 PM UTC

tacticalturtle wrote: post #5

I just want to electronically submit my taxes directly to the federal government without going through an intermediary. Without this free file service - the only other option offered by the federal government for all income levels is Free Fillable Forms, which is owned and implemented by the Free File Alliance LLC. If I want to submit directly to the federal government, I have to mail my return in. How can this be th…

While not offered directly by the government, TaxHawk is great: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43220854