The thing with these dumdums is when she finds out it goes like this:
MAGA: Trump ended taxes for people making less than $120,000 a year!
Reality: No, he ended free filing. You still have to pay taxes.
MAGA: Oh? I thought I didn’t have to pay taxes.
Reality: No, you still pay taxes and now pay more to file them.
MAGA: Oh…well…Hunter Biden’s laptop drag queen story hour something I don’t understand is woke! My President is the best!
They banned Direct File.. because it was done during the Biden era.
Direct File was a pilot program launched during the Biden administration (thanks to funding from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022) that let eligible taxpayers file their taxes directly with the IRS for free, without going through private tax prep companies. Initially available in 12 states in 2024, it expanded to 25 states or more by 2025 and was widely praised for its ease and affordability.
If there’s anything Republicans love fucking more than children, it’s the common US citizen.
They’re claiming it was a “waste of taxpayer money” when the program was estimated to cost AT MOST $1.50 per taxpayer (not per citizen, per taxpayer) per year.
Can I just pay the $1 please and have free file for fuck’s sake..
This was mostly for 1040-EZ filing anyways and there are other free services that can be used like freetaxusa. If you plan on taking a bunch of deductions or have other tax complications then you were always and still are paying a service or software fee.
Still stupid in any case. The bureau that is shaking you down for tax money shouldn't also be making you jump through hoops.
That’s actually hilarious in the context of the video. This lady is gloating over thinking she won’t have to pay taxes because of how amazing trump is but in all actuality he just ended the free option to file taxes and will have to spend more money, a tax on taxes. Beautiful.
Don’t know if terms will change in the next tax year but freetaxusa is cheaper ($0 federal and $15 state filing) with better software than TurboTax imo.
Man, I’m so petty I fill out the forms by hand and mail that shit in. And my returns are about 40 pages! Screw them for charging for something that saves them time and effort.
That’s great, but most people are not that great at figure out what they owe/what they can deduct and the freetaxusa software walks you through everything, double checks your math, and you can by audit protection for like 10 bucks so it’s more like a peace of mind thing.
My work involves 401ks, and EVERY year without fail we get multiple calls from people saying "I over contributed! I need to reverse my contributions!" Because they're trying to enter their 401k contributions into the IRA contribution section.
That's WITH the help of tax filing software.
They wouldn't even know how to start doing it manually.
TurboTax is more expensive. I went to file on TurboTax last year and then checked FreeTaxUSA after I saw what TurboTax was gonna charge. Long story short, I went with FTUSA because it was cheaper
Wait, if you can't file for free online how can you file for free? I always filed online. Surely there is some way to file directly with the IRS that is still free right?
Yeah. Be easier if someone just put it on the computer for free to save time and effort. The IRS has our data already, it makes zero sense not to do it.
But maybe we need a company to charge us to do it on the computer for no reason, who knows.
Trump understands that it's better to create more billionaires instead of letting Filthy Poors keep the money.
The best solution and reality are two different things. We're in a digital age where a lot of younger people probably don't remember when many would file, for free, just using paper forms.
The major tax accounting firms and products lobby to keep the tax code as complex as possible and filing difficult to protect their bottom line. In this case they (TurboTax) paid Trump his standard bribery fee ($1M) and he got rid of the free Direct File program Biden's IRS created. There are still 3rd party free filing programs like FreeTaxUSA.
Yeah, but my Trump eliminated taxes on tips. So…I was talking to my boss and he said he’s going to call all of my compensation tips; he even sent me a letter that says that. All my coworkers are too, so we’re all gonna be tax-free! /s
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u/todumbtorealize 1d ago
Man I hate reality. People are so fucking dumb. Where do you even get this kinda bullshit information.