IRS Direct File to open to all 50 states and D.C. for 2025 tax season(axios.com)

409 points by kjhughes 2 years ago | 264 comments

Axios news article reporting that the IRS will open its free Direct File online tax filing program to all states and D.C. for the 2025 tax season.

FCC Republicans force prisoners and families to pay more for phone calls(arstechnica.com)

4 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 0 comments

IRS Plans to Make Free Tax Filing Permanent(cnn.com)

21 points by codegeek 2 years ago | 0 comments

New York Times considers legal action against OpenAI as copyright tensions swirl(npr.org)

98 points by 8ig8 3 years ago | 116 comments

Winklevoss twins secretely withdrew $280M in assets before crypto firm collapsed(nypost.com)

110 points by fortran77 3 years ago | 54 comments

Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case(cbsnews.com)

348 points by pseudolus 1 month ago | 94 comments

CBS News report that a New Mexico jury found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections related to the Cambridge Analytica data breach.

IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax prep giants(washingtonpost.com)

693 points by elicash 3 years ago | 349 comments

Washington Post article reporting that the IRS is testing a prototype free government e-filing system that could compete with commercial tax preparation companies.

US SEC preparing to scrap quarterly reporting requirement(reuters.com)

695 points by djoldman 7 months ago | 411 comments

Reuters article reporting that the US SEC is preparing to eliminate the quarterly reporting requirement for public companies, citing the WSJ.

Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten survival(cnbc.com)

833 points by mjwhansen 3 years ago | 831 comments

CNBC article on US software companies facing large tax bills from the Section 174 change requiring R&D expenses to be amortized, threatening startup survival.

Lobbying Is Corruption(carette.xyz)

336 points by LucidLynx 16 days ago | 157 comments

A personal blog post arguing that lobbying in the US amounts to corruption, responding to a George Hotz piece explaining lobbying to non-Americans.

IRS Direct File to open to all 50 states and D.C. for 2025 tax season(axios.com)

409 points by kjhughes 2 years ago | 264 comments

Axios news article reporting that the IRS will open its free Direct File online tax filing program to all states and D.C. for the 2025 tax season.

Court Records Should Be Free(eff.org)

430 points by hn_acker 4 months ago | 99 comments

EFF Deeplinks article by Joe Mullin arguing that federal court records should be freely accessible to the public.