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California did a trial run of no-file taxes. They simply sent a copy of your return, and if it was accurate, you didn't have to do anything. The government alr
by teacup50 13y ago
California did a trial run of no-file taxes. They simply sent a copy of your return, and if it was accurate, you didn't have to do anything.
The government already has the information to do most people's taxes for them. They don't need end-user web based tax prep software.
- snowwrestler 13y agoA lot of the comments here are not talking about return-free filing; for example the top comment mentions the Virginia state form, which was a simple web form that replicated the fields of the paper form. California is still offering ReadyReturn but it only covers the simplest cases. Likewise a federal return-free system would only cover a fairly small portion of taxpayers unless there were significant changes to tax law and/or IRS operations.