@usernameswift @tonytins I need an explanation on this because as far as I know filing taxes has existed before TurboTax.

@FinnleyDolfin @usernameswift TurboTax prevented the government from creating their own easier system.

@tonytins @usernameswift Well, taxes have never been easy. Even the 1040-EZ has all these calculations one needs to do and process a bunch of if/then statements in their head. If they truly were easy then tax preparers wouldn’t exist

@FinnleyDolfin @tonytins @usernameswift It’s just, some countries have mostly automated filing systems (I have used 2). The tax collection agency prepopulates the forms with information from your employers and other sources, and you have the chance to manually twiddle things before submission. Complex cases exist, but for 90%+ of the population this is not the case (or at least most of the forms are taken care of automatically).