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I feel it's somewhat similar to using TurboTax or other online services to file your taxes. For those not in the US, the tax forms have a special field to fill
by ventana 2mo ago
I feel it's somewhat similar to using TurboTax or other online services to file your taxes. For those not in the US, the tax forms have a special field to fill in if the form was prepared by a paid preparer (licensed, I guess); TurboTax and other online services leave that field blank so you, as a taxpayer, are responsible for all possible mistakes that you didn't see in the forms you signed and sent.
I feel it's very similar to using an agent; the main difference is that we kind of trust that TurboTax won't hallucinate in your forms, while the agent surely will.
- bradgranath 2mo agoTurboTax has a guarantee. If they fuck up, it’s their fault and they will fix it. If Claude fucks up, Anthropic gives zero rats asses what happens to you afterward.
- ventana 2mo agoThey won't defend you from IRS if you underpaid the tax, and "sorry I used TurboTax" is not a valid excuse.
- trollbridge 2mo agoTurboTax's guarantee has no value beyond marketing to potential TurboTax customers.
- prepend 2mo agoEven if you fill in the preparer, the IRS still holds you responsible. For interest, penalties, and potential crimes.