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IRS will pilot free, direct tax filing in 2024 (techcrunch.com)

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IRS will pilot free, direct tax filing in 2024::Direct File is a shot across the bows of Turbotax, H&R Block, and others who have resisted free and simple tax filing for decades.

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[-] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Update: An Intuit spokesperson contacted TechCrunch to call Direct File “wholly redundant,” and potentially a “financial nightmare” that will cost billions. But we won’t know until we try.

[-] GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

that will cost billions.

Cost whom billions?

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Intuit's bottom line.

[-] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

To the taxpayer, ofc. As opposed to the status quo, that costs billions to the taxpayer.

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