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This is great news! I really hope the IRS creates it's own site, they would need to advertise it heavily though, way way too many people think eFile = TurboTax
by astura 7y ago
This is great news!
I really hope the IRS creates it's own site, they would need to advertise it heavily though, way way too many people think eFile = TurboTax. There's already vastly better options out there but very few people use them or know about them.
Edit: I think the real killer feature would be to pre-populate the "IRS e-file" with the information the IRS already knows about you. That would get people paying attention.
- mulmen 7y agoCare to mention any of these better options?
- astura 7y agoI can only speak to myself. TaxHawk ( https://www.taxhawk.com https://www.taxhawk.com ) is what I've been using for like almost a decade. Federal filing is free, state filing is only is $15. You're free to use the free federal option without having to pay for the state option. No tiers, no dark patterns, no upsells. The UI is fantastic (and the UI is the entire point of using software, otherwise I'd just fill out my 1040 by hand like I did for many years). You can pull up the 1040 for any of your previous returns. I've mentioned it on HN before and one reply said they used it to file because of my recommendation and it was both better than TurboTax and saved them like $100.
- griegm 7y agoThanks for sharing, I'll try it out this year!