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> Taxpayers' answers are then translated into standard tax forms and transmitted to the IRS's Modernized e-File (MeF) API, which is available for authorized pub
by NoahZuniga 1y ago
> Taxpayers' answers are then translated into standard tax forms and transmitted to the IRS's Modernized e-File (MeF) API, which is available for authorized public use
The interoperability with the revenue system is provided by a different project, and this API is also used by turbotax and the like. It won't be going away.
The interoperability is not the hard part.
- b112 1y agoIt could easily go away, if there are claims of people abusing the API, or using "unlicensed software to use the API" causing errors. By licensed, I mean "approved to use the API". There could also be pushes to monetize the API, "Why is this service free!?". Meaning they'd likely require a need to be incorporated, setup a commercial account with them, and have payment method on file, and on and on. My point is, I can think of dozens of sneaky ways to make that pesky API go away, and I'm not even trying.
- NoahZuniga 1y agoWhat I'm getting at is that the interoperability is not the hard part of this project.
- yencabulator 1y agoYou're confusing technical ease with political desirability.
- NoahZuniga 1y agoNo, just that this interoperability already exists, and is not a hard part for this project.