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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I don't think I'll ever be able to use it, since it doesn't list capital gains as a supported type of income

Unless that's also related to it being a pilot

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

No matter what is planned right now, if this isn’t a PR disaster but the opposite and all the direct filers are gleeful about it, I think it’ll be good enough publicity for them to broaden it to most any use case.

CPAs with a million times more insight may need to correct me there though.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure it'll support everything the irs accepts eventually

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'd be down with a system that literally just says, "This is what we have on record for you, would you like to file this or dispute it?" Considering they get copies of all your tax documents.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's uhhh... That's corporate America for you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. Hey was your username previously (if abbreviated) SMCF?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nope. It comes from an old Army nickname for mortarmen.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Ah OK! There’s another user with Maggoty in their name then. Yours is much much tamer :)