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IRS will pilot free, direct tax filing in 2024 (techcrunch.com)
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IRS will pilot free, direct tax filing in 2024::Direct File is a shot across the bows of Turbotax, H&R Block, and others who have resisted free and simple tax filing for decades.

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[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Update: An Intuit spokesperson contacted TechCrunch to call Direct File “wholly redundant,” and potentially a “financial nightmare” that will cost billions. But we won’t know until we try.

[–] GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

that will cost billions.

Cost whom billions?

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Intuit's bottom line.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

To the taxpayer, ofc. As opposed to the status quo, that costs billions to the taxpayer.