Posted by dale randall on April 13, 2007, 8:24 am
Adds say file electronicly for free , saves millions of dollars , fast
returns.
Well if you look into it there are limitations and restrictions.
I just finished using turbo tax and clicked on electronic filing and it
says $16.95.
Who gets that fee? Is the IRS getting any of it? If it is such a great
thing why are there restrictions on who can use it??
I never have and never will pay to pay to my income tax!
Posted by timeOday on April 13, 2007, 9:11 am
dale randall wrote:
> Adds say file electronicly for free , saves millions of dollars , fast
> returns.
>
> Well if you look into it there are limitations and restrictions.
>
> I just finished using turbo tax and clicked on electronic filing and it
> says $16.95.
>
> Who gets that fee? Is the IRS getting any of it? If it is such a great
> thing why are there restrictions on who can use it??
>
> I never have and never will pay to pay to my income tax!
Every year I post a rant about the IRS not providing a free, official
filing website.
Electronic filing is cheaper than paper for the IRS. It's a simple case
of intentional government inefficiency in order to create/preserve a
business opportunity for the filing services.
Even my po-dunk state government has an official free filing website.
It's nothing fancy, and it works just fine.
Posted by Rod Speed on April 13, 2007, 1:46 pm
> dale randall wrote:
>> Adds say file electronicly for free , saves millions of dollars , fast
returns.
>>
>> Well if you look into it there are limitations and restrictions.
>>
>> I just finished using turbo tax and clicked on electronic filing and
>> it says $16.95.
>>
>> Who gets that fee? Is the IRS getting any of it? If it is such a
>> great thing why are there restrictions on who can use it??
>>
>> I never have and never will pay to pay to my income tax!
> Every year I post a rant about the IRS not providing a free, official
> filing website.
> Electronic filing is cheaper than paper for the IRS. It's a simple
> case of intentional government inefficiency in order to
> create/preserve a business opportunity for the filing services.
Nope, just another example of a mindless bureaucracy
that couldnt organise a pissup in a brewery.
> Even my po-dunk state government has an official free filing website. It's
nothing fancy, and it
> works just fine.
And the IRS cant even manage something as basic as that.
There's plenty of state bureaucracys that dont have free online license renewal
etc even tho that is cheaper to administer than the traditional approach.
No conspiracy, just more mindless bureaucratic terminal stupidity.
Posted by timeOday on April 13, 2007, 2:32 pm
Rod Speed wrote:
>> dale randall wrote:
>>> Adds say file electronicly for free , saves millions of dollars , fast
returns.
>>>
>>> Well if you look into it there are limitations and restrictions.
>>>
>>> I just finished using turbo tax and clicked on electronic filing and
>>> it says $16.95.
>>>
>>> Who gets that fee? Is the IRS getting any of it? If it is such a
>>> great thing why are there restrictions on who can use it??
>>>
>>> I never have and never will pay to pay to my income tax!
>> Every year I post a rant about the IRS not providing a free, official
>> filing website.
>>
>> Electronic filing is cheaper than paper for the IRS. It's a simple
>> case of intentional government inefficiency in order to
>> create/preserve a business opportunity for the filing services.
>
> Nope, just another example of a mindless bureaucracy
> that couldnt organise a pissup in a brewery.
>
>> Even my po-dunk state government has an official free filing website. It's
nothing fancy, and it
>> works just fine.
>
> And the IRS cant even manage something as basic as that.
>
> There's plenty of state bureaucracys that dont have free online license renewal
> etc even tho that is cheaper to administer than the traditional approach.
>
> No conspiracy, just more mindless bureaucratic terminal stupidity.
Actually there is a conspiracy, it's called the Free File Alliance.
It's an industry group of tax filing companies dedicated to thwarting
the obvious (an IRS filing site) in order to save their gravy train.
They do this by letting poor people file for free, except that of course
their "free" services are laden with spam, lock-ins, hidden fees, and
privacy problems. And, yes, the IRS would have their own site if not
for this special interest lobbying group.
Posted by Rod Speed on April 13, 2007, 6:30 pm
> Rod Speed wrote:
>>> dale randall wrote:
>>>> Adds say file electronicly for free , saves millions of dollars ,
>>>> fast returns. Well if you look into it there are limitations and
restrictions.
>>>>
>>>> I just finished using turbo tax and clicked on electronic filing
>>>> and it says $16.95.
>>>>
>>>> Who gets that fee? Is the IRS getting any of it? If it is such a
>>>> great thing why are there restrictions on who can use it??
>>>>
>>>> I never have and never will pay to pay to my income tax!
>>> Every year I post a rant about the IRS not providing a free,
>>> official filing website.
>>>
>>> Electronic filing is cheaper than paper for the IRS. It's a simple
>>> case of intentional government inefficiency in order to
>>> create/preserve a business opportunity for the filing services.
>>
>> Nope, just another example of a mindless bureaucracy
>> that couldnt organise a pissup in a brewery.
>>
>>> Even my po-dunk state government has an official free filing
>>> website. It's nothing fancy, and it works just fine.
>>
>> And the IRS cant even manage something as basic as that.
>>
>> There's plenty of state bureaucracys that dont have free online
>> license renewal etc even tho that is cheaper to administer than the
>> traditional approach. No conspiracy, just more mindless bureaucratic terminal
stupidity.
> Actually there is a conspiracy,
Nope.
> it's called the Free File Alliance.
That aint a conspiracy, just another self interested group.
> It's an industry group of tax filing companies dedicated to thwarting
> the obvious (an IRS filing site) in order to save their gravy train.
Doesnt make it a conspiracy.
> They do this by letting poor people file for free, except that of course their
"free" services are
> laden with spam, lock-ins, hidden fees, and privacy problems.
Doesnt make it a conspiracy.
> And, yes, the IRS would have their own site if not for this special interest
lobbying group.
Easy to claim. Hell of a lot harder to substantiate that utterly mindless claim.
The reality is that its a lot easier for the IRS to farm it out.
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> returns.
>
> Well if you look into it there are limitations and restrictions.
>
> I just finished using turbo tax and clicked on electronic filing and it
> says $16.95.
>
> Who gets that fee? Is the IRS getting any of it? If it is such a great
> thing why are there restrictions on who can use it??
>
> I never have and never will pay to pay to my income tax!