In April 2019, Congress passed the Taxpayer First Act which made it illegal for the IRS to create its own online system of tax filing. The IRS system would allow taxpayers to file their taxes on the IRS website without having to pay to use private tax filing services or software. Tax software companies including the maker of TurboTax and H&R Block lobbied congress to pass the bill. Countries including Spain, Denmark and Sweden use a “return-fee filing system that gives taxpayers pre-filled forms using information from employers and banks. Proponents argue that the free filing system would save a collective $2 billion and 225 million hours in prep costs and time. Opponents, including Intuit the maker of TurboTax, argue that such a system would cause taxpayers to make mistakes in their fillings and end up paying more in taxes.
No, the IRS should switch to a system of auto-completion of tax forms similar to other countries where the onus of completion falls on the IRS rather than the individual.
Taxation is theft. Abolish the IRS.
Filing taxes should be an automated process. The IRS already has all the necessary information.
No, abolish the IRS and create a new Tax system.
Yes, tax preparation industries are one of the biggest examples of corrupt lobbying.
No, it should manage your taxes as other countries do. They have the information already, as they know when you fill the forms out wrong.
No, but I would suggest that we remove the IRS from existence as it was created to fund WWII. We should go back to the per-war tax strategy.
Yes, but existing tax filing services should still be kept for those who want them.
No. We should convert to a flat tax system.
No, the IRS is an unconstitutional agency and should be removed.
There should be no government. Turbo Tax dumbass.
Yes, and I would prefer to eliminate income tax altogether
Yes but only if they keep spending under control while creating the system. Free options already exist so it's not crucial.
not informed enough to give an opinion
I don't have a stance on this question
Yes, but eliminate income taxes and abolish the IRS
Yes, I never understood why I can only file taxes through third parties.
Yes, and income tax should be drastically reduced for low income citizens and raised for the wealthiest citizens
Yes, but institute a flat tax system with no deductions and no loopholes.
A flat tax would make it more fair and reduce the need to file taxes with the exception of the self employed.
The economy should be nationalized and all forms of taxation rendered obsolete.
I am for a flat tax, no loopholes, limited tax credits and deductions for all
I feel that I do not know enough about this topic to contribute an answer.
The govt. shouldn't force citizens to figure out their own taxes, and instead should just do our taxes for us since they already know how much we owe in the first place. Plenty of other countries do their citizens' taxes for them, and are way less complicated than the system in the U.S.
Yes, but I prefer to eliminate income taxes
Yes, but abolish private tax preparation and the IRS should handle all tax filings.
Yes, but I'd prefer to eliminate income tax and the irs
Completely abolish federal income tax, abolish the IRS, add a federal sales tax like a VAT to all purchases made by any person or entity without exception or exemption, and eliminate all federal funding of any kind to any state that collects income tax.
Yes, but allow private tax companies to maintain as an alternative.
Yes, but I would prefer that the IRS calculate taxes owed instead of people filing their taxes, as some other countries do.
Yes, for 1040A and 1040EZ only.
Maybe as long as there are other options still in place. Like people still have the option to use turbo tax or their accountant etc. Also how do I know that the IRS form wouldn’t charge me the maximum amount it could instead of trying to get me the most breaks.
No, We should implement a flat tax based on income earned for the year with whatever discounts applied to change your percentage at the start. Then it will auto deduct from your paycheck, and no more doing taxes each year.
No and the IRS needs to be downsized dramatically.
This is already happening.
Yes, and we should allocate more funding to the IRS because it needs to have the necessary resources to do its job efficiently, and that is very important, the problems that we loath the IRS for are caused by politicians campaigning against the IRS as an easy oblisk of bureaucracy that we all love to hate and passing legislation that prevents the IRS from getting enough resources and doing their job
Yes, but still allow private companies like Turbotax as an alternative to the IRS.
No, the IRS already knows how much we or they owe so they should just tell us and have us pay or receive our reimbursement. We should have the option to do our own taxes to challenge the calculations from the IRS.
No, the free market has already provided such a solution
Yes, but have someone check to make sure no mistakes are made.
more information needed
Yes, it would help many people
Flat income tax and eliminate IRS
No, I believe it’s more important to be helped by people, opposed to robots!
No, but I would like the IRS to reduce current income taxes. I would also like/prefer that situations(that are confidential) in where the IRS takes away someone's property, the government should be double checking to make sure they're not conning anyone.
Saying no only because that would put many people out of jobs
No, this would significantly damage accounting firms and certified tax preparer businesses
I support a flat tax of 10%, regardless of income level.
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