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IRS successfully launches their own free Direct File - some of my fellow 'murcans are eligible (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago by brbposting@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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For your simple[r] tax needs: https://directfile.irs.gov

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[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Stupid fraud prevention ugh!

Listen folks, if you have a driver license, they already have your face, so settle down.

[–] laverabe@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago

countries with no national ID cards and no plans for one: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK. 1

And they do taxes just fine without a Harry Potter like gif of every tax payer.

Privacy reasons aside, TurboTax doesn't require a video clip to file your taxes so this is only raising the technical barrier against the widespread adoption of a simple tax system.

[–] Sl00k@programming.dev 10 points 9 months ago

I don't mind this being done through the government site, but it shouldn't be done by a third party business.