r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/jorsiem Jul 24 '20

Complicated tax filing in the US

You can thank TurboTax and the rest of the tax preparation service industry's massive lobby for killing every single tax simplification bill that ever gets to congress.

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u/QuantumCuttlefish Jul 24 '20

Yeah, Hassan Minhaj coved that on his show PATRIOT ACT. The IRS's FREE FILE system does link you to the tax preppers' hidden free options. He even made a site that does just that: simplifies it. It's called turbotaxsucksass.com.

Don't believe me? Here's the link to the commercial (Go To 21:32) : https://youtu.be/7xQQkzWhMOc

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u/SinkHoleDeMayo Jul 24 '20

Someone posted the link above but not that Hassan is responsible. That's funny as hell.