The IRS is actually going test pilot such a program in a few states in the near future.
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alienanimals@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Turbo Tax is the reason why the government doesn’t just give you a number to pay. The process could be easy, but the giant corporation Intuit and their political lobbying is why it sucks.
EatYouWell@lemmy.world 7 months ago
LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Which is why they keep wanting to defund the IRS (example):
- It allows the wealthy to cheat on their taxes with less concerns of getting audited or if they do get audited, they can outspend the auditors.
- It would have de-funded this measure the IRS is getting ready to test which would allow Americans to figure out and pay their taxes without feeling compelled to go through middle men like Intuit and TurboTax.
Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 7 months ago
If I was a billionaire, it sure is more affordable to spend 30 million on lobbying than paying 50 million on taxes.
Baku@aussie.zone 7 months ago
America moment
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
Except people been having to do their taxes for a hell of a lot longer than turbo tax has existed. Turbo is a big lobbying entity, but they aren’t the only ones.
ElectricCattleman@lemmy.world 7 months ago
They aren’t the only one, but they are the largest one. They didn’t make the system the way it is, but they benefit massively from it staying this way.
Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world 7 months ago
TurboTax plus Republicans wanting to make paying taxes as difficult as possible so people will vote to cut taxes
nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
rich donors want it complex so they can keep finding the loop holes that let them pay nothing most years.
redballooon@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Which is not a solution because just because while you pay less taxes you still have to go through the process
Natanael@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
They want people to be mad at having to pay taxes