Ask HN: Are there any good open source tax software projects?
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I think the sticking point is that during that transition you have to have people to release the constant updates that currently happen. Maybe they can be volunteers, but maybe not.
If there aren’t any such projects, now might be a great time to start.
Prior to reading ProPublica’s exemplary reporting, I had no idea how truly duplicitous some of the market leaders can be.
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-f...
Prior to reading ProPublica’s exemplary reporting, I had no idea how truly duplicitous some of the market leaders can be.
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-turbotax-20-year-f...
They could make it a charity, and the $5-10 million would be tax deductible on top of it.
At that point, maybe Intuit wouldn't have the motivation to keep the tax code complicated. Then we could move to a simplified system at the speed of congress.