IRS vows to digitize all taxpayer documents by 2025 [Updated]
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All documents will be digitized as soon as they arrive at the IRS.

IRS vows to digitize all taxpayer documents by 2025::All documents will be digitized as soon as they arrive at the IRS.

    • @ohlaphEnglish
      7•1 year ago

      Yes. It’s terrible for 99% of people. 1% can do the easy return.

    • @Ryumast3rEnglish
      5•1 year ago

      Freefilefillableforms.com

      Free for everyone, has links to all the necessary forms and literature, etc. Linked by the IRS on their how to file webpage.

      You do NOT have to pay a service, despite tax preparation services acting like you have to.

      • @SpaceNoodleEnglish
        8•1 year ago

        It definitely involves a lot of reading and work, though.

        • @Ryumast3rEnglish
          5•1 year ago

          As always, the tradeoff that money buys, as in almost every case, is time.

          Once you do it the first time though it’s pretty easy to do it the next time.

    • @PainInTheAESEnglish
      4•1 year ago

      Kind of, there are free services and the IRS is working on their free filing website/software. However, the easiest product to use TurboTax is focused on upselling. I believe it’s free for basic taxes but the minute you need to add something like contractor income it’s $120.

        • @PainInTheAESEnglish
          1•1 year ago

          Yeah, they also try to upsell you on having a real person look over your taxes and lobby against any form of free tax software.

          I hope they get the ease of use right. Part of the reason I still use TurboTax is because it asks questions and walks me through the process. Even though my tax situation is a little complicated I can figure it out with minimal googling.

    • @BrianTheeBiscuiteerEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      I’ve used FreeTaxUSA for the last 5 years and it’s very good with very minimal upselling (and they make it very clear when payment is optional).