I wonder if this could be altered to work for other countries
Comment on The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced
eager_eagle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Kowowow@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
We’ve already got free software for filing taxes, kthxbye!
Kowowow@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Oh that’s good to know what’s it’s called
gian@lemmy.grys.it 3 weeks ago
It would be nice but I think it is not really possible. Too many difference in the laws I suppose.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Yeah, tax software is hyper-tailored to the tax law, which is why it needs to get an update every year.
SabinStargem@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
I can see the EU funding it. This could be a measure to allow Blue States circumvent the federal system - a CaliTAX, AlohaTAX, ect. This would be vital during a civil war scenario, so that the Blue States can having working taxation systems without having to redo everything.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
because this is the first pull request and something many people will see, I would like to say that I learned from a former project manager at the IRS that development on Direct File has stopped since January. the source code is only public because of federal law. it’s not likely that this is going to be merged but it’s possible that the components of Direct File might be used elsewhere
Don’t get your hopes up too much.
dhork@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Hurry up and clone that ASAP, this is gonna get taken down once they realize what it is
ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
More likely they’ll just turn off or unpublish the API that it depends on.
catloaf@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Is that even available right now? Usually for this type of thing you need API keys, which are not included, nor available at all.
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 3 weeks ago
errer@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Recreating the API seems doable? If we can recreate dead MMO servers…
muusemuuse@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Are you comparing online game servers to the American tax system? Because I really want a ban.
ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Well, you probably could. Issue is that you can’t self host the IRS. If they aren’t running the service that accepts the data there isn’t much you can do.
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 3 weeks ago
scott@lemmy.org 3 weeks ago
That was my thought too and I did so but it’s been up for over a week now.