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2022-11-03 02:15:21 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Republicans' proposed 'postcard sized' tax return is as small as it is because it uses 'supplementary worksheets' which most taxpayers would still need to submit separately. https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2018/07/18/tax-filing-congress-irs-000683/ The IRS could create free, easy tax filing software for minimal cost if congress hadn't banned it. https://www.propublica.org/article/congress-is-about-to-ban-the-government-from-offering-free-online-tax-filing-thank-turbotax

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• Republicans' proposed 'postcard sized' tax return is as small as it is because it uses 'supplementary worksheets' which most taxpayers would still need to submit separately. https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2018/07/18/tax-filing-congress-irs-000683/ The IRS could create free, easy tax filing software for minimal cost if congress hadn't banned it. https://www.propublica.org/article/congress-is-about-to-ban-the-government-from-offering-free-online-tax-filing-thank-turbotax