• pete_the_cat@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Using this ended being a massive pain in the ass. I could file the federal taxes online, but after I submitted it and attempted to file my state taxes online it said I couldn’t and I’d have to mail them in. It’s impossible to file only your state taxes online. I haven’t used my printer in years so it was a hassle just to print out 5 pages and mail them half way across the country.

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      6 months ago

      Growing pains. States that work with the IRS will be able to (relatively) easily setup a way to receive the information from the IRS in a way that makes the states job easier too. This is a win for everyone except the tax preparing industry.

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      6 months ago

      The agency also is inviting all states with a state income tax to sign up and help people file their state returns for free. During the 2024 pilot, tax agencies in Arizona, Massachusetts, California and New York helped people directly file their state taxes.

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        6 months ago

        If you lived in NYC and made than 75k/year you can’t file online using the state’s website, and both of those were true for me. I moved out of NYC last June, I live in Florida now. Also, why should I have to go see a tax agent? I should just be able to do it all online myself. I’ve been doing it for 7 years with TurboTax.

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        6 months ago

        A city problem to be more exact. Since I lived in NYC and made more than 75k in a year I couldn’t file online, using the site the IRS directed me to (I’ve been doing it myself with TurboTax for the past 7 years, and paying for it). Due to the IRS’ own rules, you can’t file just your state tax returns online, since they’re largely the same as the federal taxes. So both are actually at fault.

        I live in Florida now so I don’t have to pay state taxes, so next year’s will be a breeze.

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          you can’t file just your state tax returns online

          Then either I’m misunderstanding you, or I’m filing my taxes wrong lol