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Zier ,
@Zier@fedia.io avatar

Cool. Now do Health Care!

CoggyMcFee ,

Vote more Democrats into Congress

K1nsey6 ,
@K1nsey6@lemmy.world avatar

If a bullet proof dem super majority state like California wont do it, they sure as fuck wont do it on a national level

TexMexBazooka ,

Kind of a chicken or the egg thing, state level reforms can only do so much

K1nsey6 ,
@K1nsey6@lemmy.world avatar

3 times universal healthcare has come up in the state legislature and their own party killed it

TexMexBazooka ,

Ahhh, America

themurphy ,

That's typically the start of any big law change. It almost always come up a few times in various iterations before being decided.

And I'm sure it will give California some trouble if all neighbour states doesn't offer healthcare. So maybe it needs to come from the top?

Salix ,

I don't think California would be able to handle the influx of people moving to California if they do pass universal healthcare. As a State, they don't have as much funding as a Federal program would have.

migo ,

I'm truly amazed that this was ever a thing. The US is a case study of destroying value while raising GDP.

applepie ,

do these communism really expect the federal government to allow people to file taxes without a money changer middling man the filing?

NOT IN MY AMERICA!

wanderingmagus ,

Poe's law strikes again, you forgot this: /s

applepie ,

since i had to look it up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law

/s ruins half the fun tho!!!

fishbone ,

Said it before and I'll say it again: It's crazy to me that tone centric fonts never happened. Tone is wildly important in all language, but there's basically no good way to convey tone via text without stating the tone like some Newspeak shit. Meanwhile, we have all these rad fonts just hanging out on the proverbial bench, going totally unused, but I'm cursed to see and use exclusively good Times New Roman, plusgood Helvetica, and doubleplusgood Arial. Literally 1984.

/hyperbole (but I really do think it would be a fun idea and I demand a hyperbole font).

njm1314 ,

Wonder how it'll compare to FreeTaxUSA? I've had very good luck with that the last few years.

mosiacmango ,

Ideally it will advance to emulate whats common in the EU : the tax service sends you a "we think you owe this. If correct, please confirm amd youre done. If not, please amend and then youre done."

This isn't that proactive yet, but all the bones are there.

AA5B ,

I’m r, you could just phrase it as a starting point. We have thos much done for you: fill out anything else

It would even let IRS set data driven priorities on what to add. This is the thing most people changed, so let’s work on that for next year

Moops ,

Woooooo!

BigMacHole ,

This is HORRIBLE! I absolutely can NOT stand ANYTHING that makes Biden look good!

-Republicans who care about the Economy and the Country.

n0cturnali ,
@n0cturnali@lemmy.world avatar

Does this include state taxes?

Moobythegoldensock ,

The agency also is inviting all states with a state income tax to sign up and help people file their state returns for free. During the 2024 pilot, tax agencies in Arizona, Massachusetts, California and New York helped people directly file their state taxes.

Agrivar ,

I live in Massachusetts and I used the IRS free file service this year, for both state and federal taxes. It was a very painless process, and I had my federal refund in my bank account in less than ten days!! It really works.

Dreizehn ,
@Dreizehn@kbin.social avatar

Carry on IRS, I would have zero issues using their tax return service. I'm certain the corporate tax return lobbyist are working overtime to prevent this.

Glent ,

Republicans will sue for them in a district they can judge shop

themurphy ,

Imagine having a political party that deliberately tries to make everything worse for the people in broad daylight. And you can't do shit about it, because you live in a two party system.

Yay. :)

Dudewitbow ,

now if they an extend support with the state government support so consumers can finally end this chapter

Moobythegoldensock ,

The agency also is inviting all states with a state income tax to sign up and help people file their state returns for free. During the 2024 pilot, tax agencies in Arizona, Massachusetts, California and New York helped people directly file their state taxes.

gibmiser ,

WhAAAAATT! wow that is amazing great news. Holy shit!

pete_the_cat , (edited )

Using this ended being a massive pain in the ass for me. I could file the federal taxes online, but after I submitted it and attempted to file my state taxes online it said I couldn't since I lived in NYC and made more than 75k/yr and I'd have to mail them in since it's impossible to file only your state taxes online due to the IRS' requirements.

I haven't used my printer in years so it was a hassle just to print out 5 pages and mail them half way across the country. It also delayed getting my refund by about a month.

gibmiser ,

Growing pains. States that work with the IRS will be able to (relatively) easily setup a way to receive the information from the IRS in a way that makes the states job easier too. This is a win for everyone except the tax preparing industry.

pete_the_cat ,

Yeah, I just assumed it would work smoothly by now. I've been using TurboTax for the past 7 years and have had no issues, I attempted to save money by doing it this way, but it caused way more headaches for me.

Moobythegoldensock ,

The agency also is inviting all states with a state income tax to sign up and help people file their state returns for free. During the 2024 pilot, tax agencies in Arizona, Massachusetts, California and New York helped people directly file their state taxes.

pete_the_cat ,

If you lived in NYC and made than 75k/year you can't file online using the state's website, and both of those were true for me. I moved out of NYC last June, I live in Florida now. Also, why should I have to go see a tax agent? I should just be able to do it all online myself. I've been doing it for 7 years with TurboTax.

Moobythegoldensock ,

Yeah, and NYC’s cost of living is going to make that the case for a higher percentage of people. These initiatives are really targeting middle and lower income people outside of cities.

Sounds like you’re in that uncomfortable spot where you need to pay to do your taxes but it’s probably not worth it to pay an accountant. Paid software is probably ideal for you, but I personally wouldn’t use TurboTax out of principle just because of how obsessively they lobby to keep the system like this.

TachyonTele ,

Every library has tax forms for free if you're mailing them in.

pete_the_cat ,

I had them already prepared (I attempted to do it via H&R block as well but it was rejected since I had already submitted my federal forms), I just couldn't submit them. Also I moved 1300 miles away in the past year, so I couldn't really do that anyway haha

aeharding ,
@aeharding@vger.social avatar

Sounds like a state problem. It works great in my state. It will get better in time.

pete_the_cat , (edited )

A city problem to be more exact. Since I lived in NYC and made more than 75k in a year I couldn't file online, using the site the IRS directed me to (I've been doing it myself with TurboTax for the past 7 years, and paying for it). Due to the IRS' own rules, you can't file just your state tax returns online, since they're largely the same as the federal taxes. So both are actually at fault.

I live in Florida now so I don't have to pay state taxes, so next year's will be a breeze.

aeharding ,
@aeharding@vger.social avatar

you can't file just your state tax returns online

Then either I’m misunderstanding you, or I’m filing my taxes wrong lol

snownyte ,
@snownyte@kbin.social avatar

Fuck you Intuit. Ha, what're you going to do now? Sue the IRS?

Narrator: They will try.

QuarterSwede ,
@QuarterSwede@lemmy.world avatar

Oh absolutely. In the next week or so I’m sure that’ll be a headline.

FlashMobOfOne ,
@FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world avatar

It's so weird to read a positive headline. :)

BedSharkPal ,

Right? Like what even is this feeling?

blanketswithsmallpox ,

Thanks Biden!

cccrontab ,

Fuck all corpo scum! Intuit, TurboTax and H&R Block can all fuck right off! Corporate lobbying motherfuckers can burn in hell.

pete_the_cat ,

I filed for free with H&R Block.

cheese_greater , (edited )

...And Now you can file for free without them

deweydecibel ,

And your financial information need never leave the IRS and be put in the hands of a private company.

Fedizen ,

a private company would never sell this data

pete_the_cat ,

I had to mail in my state taxes for NY due to NYC regulations, which I didn't know about since I've been using TurboTax for 7 years. I was only informed of this after I had filed my taxes federally using the IRS system. There is no way to just file your state taxes online, you have to do both and if you submit them a second time it just gets rejected.

It's good that they're doing this, but it caused a lot of headaches for me that I was unaware of.

ameancow ,

No no, some of us enjoy struggling through page after page of attempts to push premium products and services, and never mind that these "free file" options generally don't cover both state and federal. But hey, yay for H&R, they really need the business, right?

MedicPigBabySaver ,
@MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world avatar

I filed free with TT. But, will definitely plan on using the IRS system.

solsangraal ,

after h&r block wrecked my taxes and cost me months of back and forth with the IRS, i take every possible opportunity to steer people away from them

i sat there and had to repeatedly correct the ancient walking corpse they hired part time to do tax filing as she kept entering wrong numbers on the computer. who knows wtf they did after i left

fuck h&r block. after that bullshit experience, i signed on with an actual business accountant and never had a single fuckup in 10+ years

cccrontab ,

Yeah but now H&R has all your financial information. It's "free" but that doesn't mean there is no cost.

mannycalavera ,
@mannycalavera@feddit.uk avatar

US legislative: This is, now now now I say I say. This is un American gosh darn it!

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