The IRS Created a Free Tax Filing System. TurboTax is Reeling.
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The IRS’s free tax filing pilot was a huge success, despite TurboTax and H&R Block’s efforts to block it. Direct File saved people $5.6 million in tax prep a...
  • Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    The day I take financial advice from a YouTube video with a fucking stupid thumbnail is the day I start investing in chocolate teapots

    • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      It’s not investment advice, it’s just a nice succinct video detailing that how the new free IRS system for filing taxes will finally completely replace the racket that is TurboTax and H&R Block, saving tax filers a lot of money.

    • dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      2 months ago

      You literally didn’t even understand what the video was about. Just made a knee jerk reaction.

      I too don’t really like these kind of thumbnails, but sadly those are the kind that get more clicks. Clicks is what pays and people getting paid will lead to more content for us all.

  • spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Intuit has been paying off our elected officials for decades to prevent the IRS from creating an online filing system. They have directly cost the American public probably hundreds of millions of dollars, and if there was any justice they’d be forced into bankruptcy.