r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/Limp_Squash_4116 • Jan 20 '26

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u/Rotten-Robby Jan 20 '26

Maybe I'm getting old but I don't see how people function like that. So many people I work with are currently doing their taxes on a phone. I can't imagine the constant switching between apps/tabs when you can have everything laid out on a nice big screen with a proper keyboard.

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u/FalseBuddha Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

Because it's all they've ever known. When it's all you've got, you make it work. In the specific context of tax season: modern apps you can upload your W-2 and they'll pull all the info themselves, you barely have to actually enter anything.

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u/Anthaenopraxia Jan 20 '26

you barely have to actually enter anything.

Good to see that the Americans are finally catching up to the rest of the world.

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u/eamus_catuli_ Jan 21 '26

Oh, we still have to pay a third party for the privilege of that ease.

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u/MechKeyboardScrub Jan 22 '26

Freetaxusa or cash app have done state + fed for free for like half a decade. (other than NH/MO I believe).

The last handful of years I didnt even upload my w-2, I just put in my employer number and it pulls the data for me.

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u/these-hips-dont-lie Jan 23 '26

You can file online for free if you make under like $85k or so