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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sun May 3, 2026, 03:12 PM Sunday

Don't Pay More For Taxes Than You Have To [View all]

One Country Project

The unending commercials and ads for tax preparation services are finally over with – for this year.

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And major corporations – like sharks smelling blood in the water – swoop in to try to get their (unearned) share of your money.

They’ve lobbied for decades to keep the federal tax return process confusing, daunting, and unnavigable so that you’ll choose to pay them for help just to get it over with.

This tax season, President Trump ended the IRS’ pilot program Direct File, which allowed low to moderate income tax filers in certain states file their taxes completely online for free. The program was expanded after its successful first year to include even more states.

https://onecountryproject.substack.com/p/dont-pay-more-for-taxes-than-you

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