@psychothumbs to NewsEnglish • 6 months agoIRS opening free online tax filing program to all stateswww.axios.commessage-square16arrow-up1242arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•6 months agoThe use cases covered by this were already covered by the free tier on services like TurboTax. They’re not going to lose a dime.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•6 months agoI suspect Intuit is making money off of the information it gets when people file taxes through TurboTax. Free Federal filing is also a big advertisement for their state filing options and audit support.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•6 months agoAre they making enough to justify offering this service though? It’s not like they did it willingly
The use cases covered by this were already covered by the free tier on services like TurboTax. They’re not going to lose a dime.
I suspect Intuit is making money off of the information it gets when people file taxes through TurboTax.
Free Federal filing is also a big advertisement for their state filing options and audit support.
Are they making enough to justify offering this service though? It’s not like they did it willingly