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IRS successfully launches their own free Direct File - some of my fellow 'murcans are eligible (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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For your simple[r] tax needs: https://directfile.irs.gov

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago

countries with no national ID cards and no plans for one: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK. 1

And they do taxes just fine without a Harry Potter like gif of every tax payer.

Privacy reasons aside, TurboTax doesn't require a video clip to file your taxes so this is only raising the technical barrier against the widespread adoption of a simple tax system.