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On Mon, 18 May 2026 21:12:26 -0000 (UTC), Robert Heller wrote:

> The problem with "on-line" filing in the US is that the IRS does not
> have a way for people filing their to just upload the forms or even to
> directly fill them out electronicly directly with the IRS. Instead,
> there are a number of *commercial* entities that you can file your taxes
> with (for a fee for non-trivial filings), but it is not a direct form
> filling out, it is some cutely coded website that is "User Friendly".
> Well, maybe if you have a dumb and simple tax return.

Anymore mine is dumb and simple. I really am not interested in the 
business end of a 'business' and I hated filing quarterlies. The service I 
use is free for the Federal return although they try to up sell. The state 
return is $25 iirc and well worth it for the whole mess.