Show threadElyse M GrassoApr 6

One advantage of doing my own taxes for years: even without help from TaxAct, I was able to figure out, eventually, that the software was not being unreasonable. Just a bit opaque.

RBC Wealth Management, who handle my IRA, screwed up the state portion of the 1099-R. Two fields.

And when I contacted them to complain about the field being blank, they blew me off because "the IRS does not care about that field". Well, the IRS doesn't. but the state of Colorado does...

#USTaxes #TaxAct #RBC

Elyse M GrassoApr 6

Grr. I have used TaxAct software (backed by H&R Block) for years, in the downloaded form, not online. But their support for the downloaded version seems to be evaporating: they used to support both MAC and Windows... MAC support is gone, and while they will still sell you the downloadable Windows version, there is no longer a way to access their support system from the desktop version with questions or problems.

#USTaxes #TaxAct #H&RBlock

Large Format ProjectionistMar 25

#AskFedi #USTaxes #IntuitSucks

What application are you using to submit your US income taxes?

Here's a few from alternativeto.net
#FreeTaxUSA
#TaxAct
#SimpleTax
#AlphaTax
#TaxFix

leetNightshadeMar 8

#TaxAct upgrades me to their deluxe package b/c I paid $3 in foreign taxes, charging $60 EXTRA.

...so I'm trying #FreeTaxUSA. They note b/c I paid below $300, I don't have to file Form 1116 for the foreign tax.

...TaxAct.com is charging me $60 for them to do absolutely nothing. Assholes. I'm done.

enfaAug 14, 2024

huh, should be getting a settlement check because I used #taxact like 5 years ago. yay.

#LifeHack - set up an alert for your email inboxes for 'Knoll' as they handle a lot of class action settlements - I missed the first notice back in June.

Jorge EscobarApr 13, 2024

Happy #tax day USA! This year for the first time in 20 years I switched from #intuit #turbotax to #taxact because of the disgusting shenanigans Intuit has been enforcing us. Check out this amazing video from the @nytimes about how bad Intuit really is:

https://youtu.be/ZhV4Z76mXrI?si=AKKsYo5H0OYRJV2r

There’s a Tax Season Villain, and It’s Not the I.R.S. | NYT Opinion

YouTube
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jul 29, 2023
How tech companies got access to our #tax data. #TaxAct, #TaxSlayer, and #HRblock. It found that the sites were sending data to #Meta through #MetaPixel, a commonly used piece of computer code often embedded in #websites to track users https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/07/17/1076365/how-tech-companies-access-tax-data/
How tech companies got access to our tax data

Here is what you need to know.

MIT Technology Review
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jul 13, 2023
#Tax prep companies (#TaxSlayer, #HRBlock and #TaxAct) shared private #taxpayer data with #Google and #Meta for years, congressional probe finds | CNN Business https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/12/tech/tax-prep-companies-taxpayer-data-google-meta #Taxes #USTaxes #USPol #ElizabethWarren #SenWarren
joe•iuculano Jul 12, 2023

A group o #Democratic senators wants #DOJ 2 investigate several #tax prep cos. after an investigation lawmakers launched concluded the companies shared reams o taxpayers’ personal & financial information w/ #Meta.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) & others accuse #HRblock, #TaxSlayer & #TaxAct of having embedded code in their Web sites known as “pixels” that allowed their users’ sensitive tax data 2 be shared w/ Meta & #Google.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/12/senate-dems-say-massive-taxpayer-privacy-breach-needs-doj-probe-00105853

Senate Dems say 'massive' taxpayer privacy breach needs DOJ probe

The lawmakers’ investigation piggybacks on a report published in November 2022 by the tech news outlet The Markup that first put a spotlight on the issue.

POLITICO
Show threadDenis 🌏Jan 22, 2023

@proto I had just posted a similar question this morning...

I did the IRS screening for the free tax prep programs and frankly, I'm sure they're fine but didn't inspire huge confidence.

On recommendation from someone here on #mastodon, tried TaxAct and I was very pleased. And luckily because of my (now) pretty simple tax situation, I think I'll be able to file for free.

#Taxes #taxPreparation #taxAct #USTaxes