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The bill was introduced by the Republican party (Nick Langworthy, co-sponsored by William Timmons). Don't spread misleading/fake information.
by andreygrehov 1y ago
The bill was introduced by the Republican party (Nick Langworthy, co-sponsored by William Timmons). Don't spread misleading/fake information.
- aquova 1y agoThat would be the current ruling party
- andreygrehov 1y agoThat is the current ruling party. Nobody is trying to kill the SHARE It Act. The Direct File was a pilot program. There are other options: https://www.irs.gov/filing/irs-free-file-do-your-taxes-for-free https://www.irs.gov/filing/irs-free-file-do-your-taxes-for-f...
- beej71 1y agoIt was a massively successful pilot that half the country used. The other option is free fillable forms which is dogshit.
- junar 1y agoNo, I think you have it mixed up. It's quite clear that the authority came from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which was was well known to have passed without a single Republican vote. It's also quite clear that in the context of the top-level comment, "this program" mentioned means the Direct File as it operates, not the release of source code. > The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law in August 2022.1 Section 10301(1)(B) of the IRS provided the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with $15 million to establish a task force to design an IRS-run, free direct electronic filing (e-file) system commonly referred to as “Direct File” ... https://www.tigta.gov/sites/default/files/reports/2025-03/2025408015fr.pdf https://www.tigta.gov/sites/default/files/reports/2025-03/20... You're bringing up an unrelated law that didn't even exist at the time of the launch of Direct File in early 2024.
- andreygrehov 1y agoI was under the impression that the OP was talking about the SHARE It Act.