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Musk says he 'deleted' IRS easy filing team that let Americans file taxes for free online
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this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2025
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I think I'll skip paying taxes this year, my religion states I cannot support terrorist groups.
I think our best bet is to 'delete' Musk.
Not religious, but my ethics, and laws against aiding and abetting should also apply.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscientious_objection_to_military_taxation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Freedom_Peace_Tax_Fund_Act
https://nwtrcc.org/war-tax-resistance-resources/readings/tax-refusal-as-conscientious-objection-to-war/
but also: Office of Chief Counsel Internal Revenue Service Memorandum https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-lafa/20133303f.pdf
Good luck with that.
But, in all seriousness: Everyone should do their taxes ASAP. If you are due a refund? File very quickly. If you owe money? Wait until the last possible minute. Because there are decent odds that we don't have an IRS after a month or two of this...
That said, DO make it a point to file state taxes regardless since those actually go toward things that, even in red states, are focused on the populace.
To late he just got rid of what takes to do our fucking taxes. I REFUSE TO USE TURBOTAX OR HR BLOCK OR ANY OTHER PREDATORY TAX FILING COMPANY.
Guess no refund for us and no child tax credit.
Btw what the fuck is Congress doing? This motherfucker should not be able to do any of this, yet no one stopping him.
You do you. Personally, I want to get my money while I still can. But if you would rather throw away you and your children's money then ... 'kay.
Because there are basically 3 outcomes for the IRS at this point
And if you truly refuse to use any software? You can file by hand. I did back in college when I couldn't afford even fricking turbotax.
Democrats cannot fix this. Perhaps you lived under a rock, but they lost power in all branches of government. Further, whether the actions by Musk violate the constitution is up for review by the courts, not congress. Remember who is in charge there? People warned that electing Trump would end Democracy, but I guess they were just scaremongering.
Isn't freetaxusa still good?
It charges for state tax returns
Ah, okay. Just for electronic filing though, right? You can still use it, print the results, and mail it in, can't you?
Has for 2 years so far.
Try this site.
Where been doing my taxes. Thanks for the link.
Republicans? Sucking a lot Trump, Musk, and any other billionaire's dick.
Democrats? Completely self-sabotaging any attempt to get any opposition going.
Turns out America is weak as fuck. We're only good at applying force when it comes to other nations.
The article goes on to mention he is either lying or doesn't know what he is talking about as the system is very much still in place. It could be either, and likely it's both, that he doesn't know enough to be sure if he did or not, but would be ok if it turns out to be a lie anyway.
You can file by paper
I use cash app and it's free, or at least it was last year.
Cash App Taxes is still free 👍
The government shuts down immediately of it stops drafting from our paychecks. You can be assured that whatever happens, that will continue.
If that stops then there are going to be other more pressing issues.
Can’t it also later be argued that it’s uncertain and unclear what’s there or not, since that imbecile is running around yanking out wires of the government like a ketamine fueled chimp.
Casting doubt on the sanctity of the government’s records… I’d say that would go through courts for years.
I’m still waiting on two forms that the companies say won’t be available till 2/28. Otherwise I’m ready to submit.
Plus I suspect the states will outlast the feds at this point. With maybe the sole exception of Utah, and that has more to do with the fact that the nuttier Mormons have a weird fucked up prophecy where theyll save America in its dying days or some shit.
You probably already pay taxes. Filing your taxes usually just helps dial in if you paid a bit too much or too little.
Everybody with a 1099 should just refuse to pay taxes.