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You can already do your taxes for free! A 1040 form is only 2 pages long. And even if you have a complicated situation, you can follow the detailed instructions
by legitster 5y ago
You can already do your taxes for free! A 1040 form is only 2 pages long. And even if you have a complicated situation, you can follow the detailed instructions it still only takes an hour or two.
But, you will probably end up paying the sticker price on what you owe. When people talk about making them free or easier, they are invariably talking about making it easier to claim credits or itemize deductions.
In which case, it's hard to understand the incentive policymakers have to make it easier for people to pay less in taxes.
- mirceal 5y agohahahahahahahahaha. no. just no. My first year in the US I tried doing my taxes by hand as you describe it. 1040 is only 2 pages but the instructions are... drumrolls... https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf .. 114 pages. I was like: cool. I'll do it. Start reading the instructions and it started referencing other cool forms that were referencing other cool forms. So unless you have a really straightforward situation the answer is no. you cannot do this on your own. and if you want to do it on your own the effort is at least days if not weeks.
- beej71 5y agoUsing previous years' returns as templates, it takes me about 5 hours to complete state and federal.