Fix The Tax Code Friday: E-filing
Following up on my post yesterday, today’s Fix the Tax Code Friday question is:
Do you think that the IRS should be allow to select which providers offer electronic tax filing?
Kelly Phillips Erb, known as Taxgirl, is a tax attorney, writer, and speaker who explains tax news, IRS updates, scams, financial crime, and money in plain English.
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