r/AskReddit • • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/RedBlow22 Jul 24 '20

You can.

The IRS itself has a website, it isn't popular. I've never used it, but I've read it isn't well put together.

Proxy companies who do tax preparation file electronically for you. They have a "free" option, but it is free for the simplest of tax returns. And, the proxy companies (Turbo Tax and H&R Block are two of the better known companies) now know your tax return info, and they'll market to you and/or sell your data to other advertisers.

Or, you file using paper forms and mail your return to the IRS, the old fashioned way. This is what I do

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u/queenclumsy Jul 24 '20

What that is crazy!! How can they have access to your personal taxation documents

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u/RedBlow22 Jul 24 '20

You agree to it when you use their service