[HN Gopher] The IRS's new tax software: Rave reviews, but low tu...
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       The IRS's new tax software: Rave reviews, but low turnout
        
       Author : jgwil2
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2024-04-15 19:39 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | _fat_santa wrote:
       | > but low turnout
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       | > which is limited to 12 states
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       | I mean that would be why it had low turnout...
        
         | beretguy wrote:
         | I just want other people to test it first.
        
       | egberts1 wrote:
       | Low-turnout because not everyone is convinced that the rumor of
       | United States IRS website being hosted in a foreign country of
       | Montrnegro is false or not,                 id.me
        
       | bane wrote:
       | I didn't use it, but have a question for anybody who did...did it
       | automatically fill it out for you with all the information the
       | IRS already has?
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       | If not there's really little value in the effort as that's what
       | makes doing taxes terrible -- reentering a bunch of information
       | which various providers have already sent in, all tied to your
       | SSN, and then not provided back to you when you need it. It's
       | really only collected to be used as a "gotcha" if you're ever
       | audited.
       | 
       | I don't mind paying my fair share of taxes, but the system in the
       | U.S. is beyond stupid.
        
         | rainsford wrote:
         | That seems like the killer competitive feature for filing
         | directly with the IRS. My taxes aren't super simple, but
         | literally every income source I report when I file is info the
         | IRS has already. Tax software that pre-filled all that in and
         | then just asked me questions about deductions and exemptions
         | would be much faster and less error prone and convince me to
         | switch in a heartbeat.
        
       | jsyang00 wrote:
       | I would be interested to see a comparison of people using
       | TurboTax v. the IRS software. With TurboTax you pay a B.S premium
       | up front, but at least you know they have some incentive to find
       | refunds for you as much as is possible
        
         | JumpCrisscross wrote:
         | > _at least you know they have some incentive to find refunds
         | for you as much as is possible_
         | 
         | To the extent IRS leadership has political incentives, it's in
         | making it easier for ordinary Americans to get a refund.
        
       | heyitsguay wrote:
       | I tried it this year, thought it was great! It could indeed be
       | made still more convenient, but it was pretty convenient already.
        
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