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Seems like a really easy first step would be for Democrats to pass a bill allocating money for the IRS to build a What You Owe API that banks and companies can
by koboll 6y ago
Seems like a really easy first step would be for Democrats to pass a bill allocating money for the IRS to build a What You Owe API that banks and companies can access. Then every bank on the planet can implement a "Click to pay your taxes" button.
Attack the problem at the source.
- revscat 6y agoSomeone would filibuster it. There’s really no hope.
- lolsal 6y agoYou could give up or you could try. Seems like you've already made your choice.
- pfranz 6y agoAs part of the public/private partnership that started e-filing in the early 2000s, one stipulation is that the government couldn't compete. There was a lot of noise made last year when a law almost made that permanent. I'm not sure if the API you're talking about would apply, but I'm pretty sure it would and passing a law would be difficult. https://www.propublica.org/article/congress-is-about-to-ban-the-government-from-offering-free-online-tax-filing-thank-turbotax https://www.propublica.org/article/congress-is-about-to-ban-...