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The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying To Kill Just Got Open Sourced
An anonymous reader shares a report: The IRS open sourced much of its incredibly popular Direct File software as the future of the free tax filing program is at risk of being killed by Intuit's lobbyists and Donald Trump's megabill. Meanwhile, several top developers who worked on the software have l...
Meanwhile, several top developers who worked on the software have left the government and joined a project to explore the "future of tax filing" in the private sector. About 300,000 people used it last year as part of a limited pilot program, and those who did gave it incredibly positive reviews, according to reporting by Federal News Network. Experts say that "ending [the] Direct File program is a gift to the tax-prep industry that will cost taxpayers time and money."
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