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Best tax software to use in 2019

posted by martyb on Tuesday March 12 2019, @03:45AM   
from the death-and-taxes dept.

realDonaldTrump writes:

"...Filing your taxes has never been faster or easier, especially if you do it online....the DIY approach may cost little or nothing....Most of us prefer free software..." foxnews.com/tech/best-tax-software-to-use-in-2019

This one is a little like the Emmys. "Best site for DIY tax prep" is TurboTax. "Best online tax site if you need a little help" is H&R Block. "Best site for earning bonus points" is TaxAct. "Best tax prep site to protect your identity" is TaxSlayer. "Best tax site for experienced DIY-ers" is Jackson Hewitt.

And for those that are wondering, I do pay taxes. As little as possible!

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• Re:It's the Internal Revenue SERVICE! Re:It's the Internal Revenue SERVICE! (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday March 12 2019, @08:51AM (3 children)

  by c0lo (156) on Tuesday March 12 2019, @08:51AM (#813135) Journal

  How come you demanded for a modern tax system in Finland?

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• Re:It's the Internal Revenue SERVICE! Re:It's the Internal Revenue SERVICE! (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 12 2019, @11:27AM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 12 2019, @11:27AM (#813179)

  This is a very interesting question but unfortunately I don't know the answer. All I know is this system has been in use since 2006. Generally government works fairly smoothly and corruption is low.[*]

  * E.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perception_Index [wikipedia.org]

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  • Re:It's the Internal Revenue SERVICE! (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday March 12 2019, @10:00PM

    by Gaaark (41) on Tuesday March 12 2019, @10:00PM (#813490) Journal

    Hmmm,
    Canada is in the 90-100 range, although I'm thinking that it will drop just due to Trudeau.

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• Re:It's the Internal Revenue SERVICE! (Score: 5, Interesting) by FatPhil on Tuesday March 12 2019, @12:05PM

  by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Tuesday March 12 2019, @12:05PM (#813195) Homepage

  Mostly because Finland's a relatively new independent country (101 now, I think), and one that is highly focused on pragmatism. Not having hundreds of insane ancient laws to repeal meant that it could simply follow the steepest slope downhill to simplicity, without any boulders blocking the way.
  
  Estonia (where I now live, I used to live in Finland), invented itself from scratch 28 years ago, so not only started with a clean slate, but also had the concept of technology being an important part of how people do all kinds of business, including governmental obligations, right from the outset.
  
  I "signed" my tax return last week. It took me 5 minutes. 4 minutes 50 seconds of that was scrolling up and down thinking "there must be something I should be doing with this form", 5 seconds was logging in, 5 seconds was clicking "submit". Next year, the process will take me 10 seconds. Got paid 1199e for the effort too, as apparently I was due a rebate - the beers are on me!
  
  My g/f's a US citizen - I've seen the tomes she has to fill in every year (which do change slightly every year too, just to make sure there are gotchas). Advanced country? Sheesh.

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