The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program. That's the electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free.

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the decision.

The program developed during Joe Biden’s presidency was credited by users with making tax filing easy, fast and economical.

But Republican lawmakers and commercial tax preparation companies complained it was a waste of taxpayer money because free filing programs already exist, although they are hard to use.

  • humorlessrepost@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    What kind of SovCit crap is this?

    The IRS doesn’t need a warrant to issue a levy. And once they do, they’ll garnish your wages, can take money from your bank/retirement accounts, and can seize and auction your personal property including vehicles and real estate.

    • The_Caretaker@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 days ago

      They do what you let them do. No more and no less. You have no rights you aren’t willing to fight for.

        • The_Caretaker@lemm.eeEnglish
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          2 days ago

          There is a legal basis for the fight. You have a 4th amendment right to keep your property and documents including your money unless the state has a valid warrant. Under the 5th amendment you have the right to due process and if your property ie money is taken for public use you are entitled to just compensation. The IRS is not a legal authorized entity under the constitution. They are part of the executive branch. Only the legislative branch may levy taxes. That’s the jurisdictional challenge.

    • blacklisted@lemmy.orgEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Exactly. But right now they are gutting the IRS 50% of its workforce with the ultimate goal of abolishing the service. Once that happens, the government will be taking in revenue via go fund me. I’ll change to zero withholding of/when that happens.

      If that happens, you’d be a fool not to change your withholding to zero because your employer would have every incentive to steal your withholding because the IRS is not there to enforce the business to pay your payroll taxes over to the federal government.

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        2 days ago

        Unless you’re able to afford a stable of lawyers to protect you from an audit, you are low hanging fruit, and the IRS will absolutely still go after you.

        It wouldn’t surprise me if they put some fucking AI in charge of that part of the Agency to choose the easiest targets.