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Is it possible for a taxpayer to get a copy and dry-run it themselves?
by humanwhosits 5y ago
Is it possible for a taxpayer to get a copy and dry-run it themselves?
- hindsightbias 5y agoYou would need an IBM mainframe.
- throw0101a 5y agoFor the record emulators exist: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_(emulator) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_(emulator) Not sure how hard it is to get the system software. There are other ways to get time on one, including via IBM in an 'online course' of sorts: * https://mainframenation.com/mainframe/how-to-get-a-mainframe-access/ https://mainframenation.com/mainframe/how-to-get-a-mainframe...
- ajxs 5y agoIn France it is: https://framagit.org/openfisca/calculette-impots-m-source-code https://framagit.org/openfisca/calculette-impots-m-source-co... The source code is actually available, written in a language called 'M'. It's been discussed a few times here on HN before: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25208853 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25208853 (just to link one example).