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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>The <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> Filing <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Released as <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a><br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DirectFile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectFile</span></a> and the IRS's <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FreeFile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeFile</span></a> program more broadly have been the subject of years of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/lobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lobbying</span></a> efforts by financial technology giants like <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Intuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intuit</span></a>, which makes <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TurboTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TurboTax</span></a>. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> also sought to kill Direct File.<br>About 300,000 people used it last year as part of a limited pilot program, and those who did gave it incredibly positive reviews!<br><a href="https://www.404media.co/directfile-open-source-irs-tax-filing-software-turbotax-is-trying-to-kil/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/directfile-open-so</span><span class="invisible">urce-irs-tax-filing-software-turbotax-is-trying-to-kil/</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/U6j4b" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/U6j4b</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kinky Kobolds<p>So, it's tax day. If, like us, you've put this off to the last minute: good luck. Even if you don't <em>need</em> to file a return, you have to file one to get any refund you're entitled to.</p><p>There are ways of filing simple returns for free, with additional options if you made less than $67,000 last year. You may find them useful. <a href="https://www.irs.gov/file-your-taxes-for-free" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irs.gov/file-your-taxes-for-fr</span><span class="invisible">ee</span></a></p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/TaxDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaxDay</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/TaxTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTime</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/Taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Taxes</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/FreeFile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeFile</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Elon Musk announced that he has dissolved the Internal Revenue Service’s free file program, effectively firing the staff who worked on the popular program, the Daily Beast reports.</p><p>The billionaire revealed that he “deleted” the group of individuals who oversaw the system that allows Americans to easily file their taxes for free on the IRS website.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DeportElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeportElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeFile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeFile</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StopTrumpNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopTrumpNow</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpDidThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpDidThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansDidThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansDidThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPKakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOPKakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
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