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The single most frustrating thing about Turbo Tax is the data entry: I'm not an expert, and chances are I'll get something wrong. Now, the IRS has all the info
by gwbas1c 4y ago
The single most frustrating thing about Turbo Tax is the data entry: I'm not an expert, and chances are I'll get something wrong.
Now, the IRS has all the information to provide a pre-filled-out tax return. They even do it internally to check that I filed my taxes correctly! Can they legally provide it to me... NO! When I did have to deal with errors, I only knew because the IRS sent me a bill. (Someone sent an incorrect W2 to the IRS.) I never had the opportunity to correct the error before I submitted my taxes.
It would be so much easier if TurboTax could hook into an API that downloaded my tax return and then I could check it for errors. I'm sure they'll figure out some kind of upsell that makes it "worth it" for me to pay them $100 as opposed to using the IRS's version.
- psd1 4y agoI don't love the UK online return, but it's a solid app and it's free to use. Libertarianism is like communism; it may seem great in theory but devolves into oligarchy in practice.