On one side, civil society groups this week launched a coalition to promote the move toward a government-run free-file program. On the other, tax preparation firms like Intuit and H&R Block have been pouring millions into lobbying to try to stop the idea cold.
100% agreed, the complications are part of the equation but shouldn’t stop us from making a basic system that works for most people. As long as there’s a way to manually enter and categorize exceptions in the form of assets, extra income, investments, etc it would work for almost everyone.
100% agreed, the complications are part of the equation but shouldn’t stop us from making a basic system that works for most people. As long as there’s a way to manually enter and categorize exceptions in the form of assets, extra income, investments, etc it would work for almost everyone.