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the tax difficulty in the US is overstated, we have plenty of services that will let you do it for 20 minutes for free. the most popular one is obnoxious and tr
by whimsicalism 2y ago
the tax difficulty in the US is overstated, we have plenty of services that will let you do it for 20 minutes for free. the most popular one is obnoxious and tries to upsell you often, but there are alternatives and you don't need to pay
- BeetleB 2y agoI can't speak for the UK, but in many other countries, the tax forms are already filled out and you simply need to verify the numbers. You don't get that in the US.
- cool_dude85 2y agoThis is true, but up until recently, tax filing companies would also do all kinds of underhanded tricks to make free filing difficult. For example, Turbotax had two different tiers of free tax filing software, one with a much lower income threshold than the federal mandate. You only find out you're in that tier when it comes time to file. Guess which one they bought tons of google ads for?
- demosthanos 2y agoI finally tried FreeTaxUSA this past year based on recommendations on HN and it was a huge breath of fresh air compared to TurboTax! They treat you like a person and not a wallet, and it was also just way smoother and easier to understand than TurboTax's nightmarish interface.