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#TurboTax Parent Company's Latest Argument Against Free Tax Filing: It Will Harm #Black Taxpayers
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Articles published around the country repeat Intuit’s assertion — sometimes almost word for word — that the upcoming #IRS pilot program would hurt Black Americans.

A researcher whose work is cited by #Intuit says the company is misstating her findings.

#Taxes #TaxPrep #News

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TurboTax Parent Company’s Latest Argument Against Free Tax Filing: It Will Harm Black Taxpayers

Articles published around the country repeat Intuit’s assertion — sometimes almost word for word — that the upcoming IRS pilot program would hurt Black Americans. A researcher whose work is cited by Intuit says the company is misstating her findings.

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Sep 25, 2023 at 1:08pmWeb
Show threadElengaleSep 25, 2023

@ProPublica This is gross. Parroting information without vetting the source/source material is a big part of why we have so many problems with disinformation today.

Epistemology is important. We need to do better.

Show threadFeralRobotsSep 25, 2023
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20-ish yrs ago I was with a company with a contract to manage Intuit's temp labor onboarding/offboarding. Met regularly with Intuit folks. Had to watch them like a hawk - they were always on the lookout for anything they could use to gain a positioning advantage, noting every misstep. They once even camped on an open conference line to evesdrop on a call with a different client, & used that as leverage with our bosses.
IOW: Their corporate culture is icky.
Show threadNagaramSep 25, 2023

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The capitalist propaganda "opinion" piece was a terrible opinion piece. Homie didn't give his opinion just share anti free gov tax filing opinions from the most biased source possible

It came down to "black and Hispanic individuals are more likely to be audited" and absolutely no argument as to how a gov run free online tax filing option would help or hinder that issue.
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Show threadAntonio Páez 🇲🇽🇨🇦Sep 25, 2023

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As @cstross says, what passes for tech journalism nowadays is basically stenography, copying the press releases of companies and passing them as articles.

Show threadMikeSep 25, 2023

@ProPublica A free IRS tax filing option is way past overdue.

We should all support this. Unless you earn a lot of money making your income complicated and therefore your taxes complicated you shouldn't have to pay to file your taxes. That's just crazy.

Show thread2xfoSep 25, 2023
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Show threadStan Wonn 🏳️‍🌈 🌹Sep 25, 2023
@ProPublica @Voline It’s obvious to anyone who is paying attention — Intuit, H&R Block, and their ilk don’t want a free alternative to their extremely profitable products. And sad to see what a sellout Benjamin Chavis has become. “Dr. King was a centrist.” My ass, King was a self-described democratic socialist. I’m sure he would speak out against what Chavis and the other sellouts are pushing here.
Show threadJoel BernsteinSep 26, 2023
@ProPublica IDK maybe if those black taxpayers own a bunch of Intuit stock.
Show threadBradley Sep 27, 2023
@ProPublica What pain Black Americans will feel if they aren't allowed to pay to file taxes. Whatever will they do with that extra $70? Imagine the mental anguish of deciding to use it for food, gas, or bills. How dare we put that level of stress on poor, unfortunate Black Americans who want nothing more than to be financially assaulted by a corporation.
Show threadMcNullaSep 27, 2023

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They spent it filing their taxes at Intuit.

Show threadBradley Sep 28, 2023
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