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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25117460
Summary
Elon Musk claimed on X that he eliminated the IRS team responsible for the “Direct File” program, which allows Americans to file taxes online for free.
His statement came in response to a right-wing influencer criticizing the program as government overreach.
However, the Treasury Department confirms that the Direct File system remains active, offering free tax filing with customer support.
The program, available in English and Spanish, is optional, allowing taxpayers to choose between using it or filing their taxes manually.
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This unelected fascist has no authority. Fuck him, ignore him and refuse access…
Haha! Joke’s on them, people are so broke most just use the Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR (replaced 1040EZ) forms.
I love turbo tax and intuit. They’re my favorite companies. I hope I can give more money to the it’s via intuit and hrblock. Thank you, Elongated Muskrat, you’ve truly saved America.
According to Forbes, the only thing he actually deleted was the 18F’s (group that created Direct File) Xitter account. Lol
Really Musky of him to confuse the 2
I mean his social media obsession was what really showed behind the curtain of his fraying sanity the past few years, so I’m not especially surprised that he can’t seem to distinguish between a Twitter account and real life.
things that happen on the internet are real. This is real life.
If he and Trump have one thing in common it’s thin skin and being terminally online
Used free file myself and it works great, if you haven’t filed your taxes yet this year better do it fast before the site gets taken down!
Why on Earth would the US government want it to be difficult for its citizens to file taxes. Surely they want the taxes.
The complicated system means that there are lots of legal loopholes for wealthy people who can afford accountants. The billionaire I knew had it down exactly he how much he needed to to give to a charity, how to play games with moving money between family members…
On the other hand, because it is so complicated, lower class people working multiple shit jobs have to run through hoops and thus probably don’t get the refunds they’ve earned.
Stop assuming they actually mean well.
For most middle and low income families ‘filing taxes’ is how they get the amount they overpaid returned. If they cannot then the government keeps the extra.
Because Quickbooks and TurboTax or whatever wouldn’t be able to charge you out the ass
This pretty much. The IRS already knows how much you’ve paid them and can easily calculate how much you probably owe - they could easily switch to a system where they just send you a check/bill at the end of the year depending on the balance and that you only would have to file if you have a special tax situation, but they won’t as long as tax filing is an industry.
Reminder Elon cannot code
I’m not sure he can do anything well.
That’s often the case with
CEOsdespots. They’re more showmen/cheerleaders that people want to undress with their stonks. Otherwise, just talentless hacks that get paid too much money.Except Nazi salutes. That arm thrust was chock full of intent and came straight from the heart!
came straight from the heart
Bullshit. You’re telling me he has a heart?
Well not anymore, of course, as it went out to all his fellow Nazis
It was the most awkward and embarrassing Nazi salute in the history of Nazi salutes. He didn’t even do that well.
The irony of course being that actual Nazis wouldn’t have liked him because he was South African. Him being white would probably be the minor mitigating factor but had they won their war he wouldn’t have had a nice time.
I’d bet good money he’s never done his own taxes in his life
No, but he did do our taxes. Billionaires love government handouts after all.
There’s a term for this: entrapment.
i always just look up this year’s 1040 and just fill it out myself. easy finances though…
been meaning to get an accountant this year. we’ll still do paper filing if e-filing is “deleted” lol
I really don’t know why, but every time I see Space Karen trying to be such a sooper kewl edgelord, I think of this clip…that and the very end of the movie, too…
I hate the american tax system. Not more than wiccans, but still a whole lot. Especially since I just read of a bunch of comments saying how great their tax filing is… Musky needs to be arrested, he’s obviously destroying services that make our lives as citizens easier. That’s what the federal government should be, easy and comprehensive to citizens and cold and mean to people like El(t)on musk
Wiccans? Like, pagans? What do you have against them? Most I have met have been pretty chill. I get hating all religions, but weird little pagans are near the bottom for me as long as they are not hurting anyone.
As for the rest, fuck Elon and indeed, our tax system is never in our favor. Just rich assholes and businesses that never seem to have to pay anything.
I love it when Nazi African fascists take control of the American monetary system.
How does he do this stuff? It’s not like he’s personally logging into the server and shutting down the website.
Presumably he just directs other people to do things.
If I was in the IT department I would already be looking for a new job, and I would just tell him that I’d done it, it’s not like he’s going to check. Although in this case it seems more a situation where he’s just running his mouth.
Lots of DR drills gonna be strained to their limits I’m betting
Deport this asshole back to South Africa
Unfortunately, he’s now an American citizen. Fortunately, we have treason charges for this kind of thing :).
But I thought Trump already got rid of birthright citizenship?
He doesn’t have citizenship through birthright. That would be if his mom gave birth to him in the US while she lacked citizenship of her own, no? He just went through the standard naturalization process (allegedly)
He’s not a citizen. He never filed a 601a when he started with Paypal.
Everything he filed after not doing that should have been thrown out due to docket controls.
Including the charters for his other businesses? Meaning the $400B are ill-gotten gains?
I would hazard that $400B qualify as ill-gotten gains regardless of legality.
He came here illegally under false pretenses meaning his citizenship can legally be nullified and expunged. To say nothing of the administration he supports trying to find ways to nullify citizenship of immigrants and natural born citizens who are and always have been here legally.
I say we ignore that and just charge him with treason.
Arrest his ass and lock him away for life!
We can buy rope at Home Depot.
I already got rope
Really increasing efficiency there. You know… efficiency aside, making it easier to file taxes is one of the very few things that can actually make more money!
Yes, but by “government efficiency” they mean shutting down everything the government does that might make poor people’s lives less hellish. These are men who deeply need to believe they’re better than everyone else, and have to continually prove that to themselves by means of cruelty and power games.
They don’t want the government to take in more money. They just want it to cost less (and consequently do less).
