This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
For your simple[r] tax needs: https://directfile.irs.gov
If you lived in a state not listed here, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory, Direct File won't support your tax filing needs.
Ok so here in DC we don't get a voting representative, senators, or that free software other states get. Got it.
it's a soft launch of only 13 states. they'll roll it out to everyone next year probably
Sadly it doesn't support reporting income from independent contracting (yet).
This is great for citizens!
I'm not sure they get bragging rights about a smooth site launch for a tax preparation application when most people don't even have their W2s yet...
We'll see whether this is another healthcare.gov when people actually try to use it, but this is a huge win for people who qualify.
Today is the last day a company has to file and send w2's so most folks should actually have them by now or very very soon.
Thanks Brandon
Honestly I'll hope reservations and congratulations till after we see how it goes, but the fact it's a limited pilot makes me optimistic.
the fact it’s a limited pilot makes me optimistic
:-/
I've seen far too many good ideas go through a "limited pilot" program, outperform their intended targets, piss off someone in the DC corporate circuit, and get their budgets vaporized by the next Congress.
Yeah small programs are easy to pivot, double edged sword in a political environment
