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John,
When we fought for and won a major investment in the IRS last year, it provided the agency with the resources it needed to help U.S. taxpayers file their taxes more easily and cheaply. This includes creating a free, easy-to-use, online tax filing system to compete with paid programs such as TurboTax and H&R Block.
Just this week, we received an update that the Free File pilot program will not only cover federal tax returns, but will also allow state tax filings in a handful of states:
But, even as the IRS puts the new $80 billion investment to good use―cracking down on wealthy and corporate tax dodgers, improving customer service, and creating Free File for millions of taxpayers―congressional Republicans continue their attempts to gut this restored funding for an agency the GOP has purposely starved of resources for years.
House Republicans have already voted this year to rescind virtually all of the $80 billion investment. And now, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has introduced an amendment that also attacks IRS funding. Paul, a self-proclaimed deficit hawk, doesn’t apparently care that the Congressional Budget Office predicts his amendment striking $25 billion from the IRS would actually INCREASE the deficit by $24 billion because it would allow for $49 billion in additional tax cheating.[1]
Republicans are ramping up their attacks on the IRS―and we’re fighting back!
Donate today to demand Congress continue to invest in the IRS, not cut funding that is improving customer service and finally allowing the IRS to crack down on wealthy tax cheats.
The states that are included in the new pilot program are Arizona, California, Massachusetts, and New York, plus the following states that do not have state income taxes: Alaska, Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming.
If the pilot program is successful in the initial 13 states, it will likely be adopted even more broadly in the following tax filing season. That means millions of taxpayers will be able to save time and money filing their taxes each year instead of enriching corporations that have been tricking taxpayers into paying for tax services while illegally selling taxpayers’ sensitive information.[2]
Donate today to fight back against attacks on the IRS and continue to fight for funding that allows the IRS to better serve the American people.
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Together, we’re demanding a tax system that works for everyday people, not just the wealthy and corporations.
David Kass
Executive Director
Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund
[1] Proposed Cuts to IRS Enforcement Would Add $24 Billion to Deficit, CBO Finds
[2] Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds
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