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DesertDwellingWeirdo@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced

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The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced

www.404media.co

DesertDwellingWeirdo@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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Direct File has been open sourced, and its creators have left government to continue working on the "future of tax filing."
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    You are correct.

    Here’s an annoying thing i just learned about H&R Block:

    As of 2022, H&R Block’s tax preparation service shares user data with Facebook, which can be used for targeted advertising. This can include sensitive financial information from health savings accounts and college expenses, and this tax data is shared without consent even for users who opt out of the service.

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      Do you have a source we can reference for that particular bit of shitbaggery?

      Edit: congressional report on the shit bags in question:

      https://www.classaction.org/media/hartz-v-taxact-inc-congressional-report.pdf

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        Wikipedia

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      This pisses me off so much.

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