• HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
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    4 months ago

    free fillable forms has always been free. its just online pdfs for the physical forms and the irs has been offering them for awhile. I have not used a physical in awhile. My point was if they can’t pull the forms with the data its not really more useful than the current free fillable forms option.

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      4 months ago

      think of it as TurboTax free file made by the government and that’s it lol theyre a bit more than just PDFs online. theyve specifically said they’re making another option on the market alongside existing products. but they’re specifically NOT undercutting other existing technology.

      • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
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        4 months ago

        yeah the only way I can see it being better since the irs already offered the free fillable forms is if it would autopopulate known forms like a w2 or 1099 (or is that 1098. I only know these things for like 3 months a year)