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DesertDwellingWeirdo@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced

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The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced

www.404media.co

DesertDwellingWeirdo@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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Direct File has been open sourced, and its creators have left government to continue working on the "future of tax filing."
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    Bro why are people downvoting this when it is so clearly a joke

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      because its the internet in 2025 and we simply cannot tell anymore

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      I can think of two reasons and both of them are hilarious.

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      A lot of people are completely incapable of reading obvious sarcasm, which is too bad.

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      Because more often then not people are entirely serious about shit like that. It’s not funny and it’s impossible to tell if it’s someone joking or someone being entirely serious but deflecting a harsh reaction by claiming haha funny joke

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