IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax prep giants
It is WAY past time for this. It's absurd that we have to regurgitate tax information that has already been reported to the government. But it's even more absurd that the government gives us no way to do so electronically.<p>And then there's the disgusting shell game that IS the entire U.S. tax system, which is the root of the whole problem.<p>But... didn't Congress pass some corrupt legislation years ago that made it illegal for the government to set up a tax-filing Web site? What happened to this: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/congress-is-about-to-ban-the-government-from-offering-free-online-tax-filing-thank-turbotax" rel="nofollow">https://www.propublica.org/article/congress-is-about-to-ban-...</a>