I.R.S. to Begin Trial of Its Own Free Tax-Filing System
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Residents of 12 states are eligible to participate if they meet certain criteria. But the agency’s plans have already met resistance from tax preparation companies.
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It's a shame more aren't participating but I can see the reasoning behind staged access and iterative improvement. The real pity is that data they've already got won't be preloaded in this stage. It would have been the nail in the coffin for Intuit and other companies' predatory practices on lower income folks, at least as they exist currently.
Just New York and California alone. If the expected turnout is in the millions, one can only hope IBM isn't behind the cloud infrastructure - word to Obama care.
I think this is why they are taking it slow.
After the ACA had such a bad start, the obama admin actually opened up "innovation" departments to invite technical experts to modernize goverment infastructure. Those teams have likely done a lot over the decade or so to prevent haphazard rollouts.
EDIT: looks like they work under the title of the "US digital corps" banner and are looking for people.
Those plus Florida and Texas. Four most populous states in the country, with New York bringing up the rear.
I know Tennessee has no income tax so maybe states with income tax would rather sit and watch first?
My understanding is that this program only applies to federal taxes, so I'm not sure that the particular state's income tax laws will have much bearing on selection for participation or which stage of rollout they're added with.
I see. I got nothing, then.
You'll have to fill in a form to prove that, I'm afraid :)
Have a good day.
Ha! Good one!