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I wonder what the minimum-effort private organization would be which could comply with IRS rules to offer free filing of extensions, 1040ez, etc. I'd happily t
by rdl 7y ago
I wonder what the minimum-effort private organization would be which could comply with IRS rules to offer free filing of extensions, 1040ez, etc. I'd happily throw in $1k toward it (even though I'm not eligible, and thanks to Puerto Rico, don't need to file federal taxes, probably, after 2019).
Just offering a simple, responsible, and stress free process for these filings, ideally with zero advertising, or just a brief "fuck turbotax, this is why..." message, and good infosec/anti-fraud (to protect against the EIC-claim-scams against the poor) would be great. The downside is a lot of those people need immediate access to cash, so a shittier commercial option offering instant refunds for a high fee would probably still get a lot of victims.
A big company like Walmart could possibly offer this to users, too, for free, and offer instant-refund as store card or savings accounts.
- astura 7y agoI think CreditKarma is attempting to do this. There's been other efforts in the past/currently. Some examples: Open Tax Solver: http://opentaxsolver.sourceforge.net/ http://opentaxsolver.sourceforge.net/ 1040 Spreadsheet: https://sites.google.com/site/excel1040/home/instructions https://sites.google.com/site/excel1040/home/instructions