• rational_lib@lemmy.world
    401·
    3 days ago

    A little late but OpenTaxSolver - free desktop tax software that gives you a printout of tax forms that you can mail in. And it includes a few states too. Way easier than the annoying corporate sites that constantly log you out and charge a fee for every little thing.

    Edit: To my non-American friends, you don’t need to worry about this

    • Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
      8·
      4 days ago

      Since you mention states and the site mentions federal taxes and the IRS, I assume this is for the tax system of the USA, it’s funny that it isn’t stated anywhere though.

      • nylo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        5·
        3 days ago

        the USA is the only country that I know of that requires such ridiculous measures to file your taxes tbh

        • Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
          5·
          3 days ago

          Here in Switzerland, tax law is different per canton. So for our ~9 million people we have 26 tax laws! We pay taxes on three levels, communal, cantonal and federal taxes. And who collects which part depends on your canton. In mine the commune collects the communal and the cantonal part, and the canton collects the federal part. Yeah… it makes no sense to me either.

          Though regarding the filing that part is not so bad;you only make one tax declaration from which the taxes on all three levels are calculated. And as far as I’m aware each canton offers a free software application for filing. The filings are a little complicated compared to some European neighbours from what I hear. For instance we aren’t source taxed directly out of our pay-checks, so we have to list our earnings and possessions manually and list various deductions.

          Still, from what I gather we have it a little better than the US Americans

    • Hyphlosion@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      Thanks! I was pretty annoyed at having to pay TurboTax over $100 something to have my taxes filed. Opportunistic assholes.