[GNC] US Bans Free tax Software

Michael or Penny Novack stepbystepfarm at comcast.net
Thu Apr 11 08:45:56 EDT 2019


On 4/11/2019 12:33 AM, David Cousens wrote:
> Just noticed this post.
> https://news.yahoo.com/free-irs-software-filing-taxes-191746938.html?fbclid=IwAR3-GIPM3S6SazRqcyKb1Lywu4wMhtWB9Je8YU_cK_usuW4FLf13y07ATJs.
> Impact on the use of GnuCash for Tax preparation in the US could be
> profound. Looks like the US government is trying to head the same way as the
> Brits.
Not how I read that article. It simply said that the IRS could not 
develop/distribute free tax software. It said nothing about whether 
anybody else could do so if they wished. That the government is 
forbidden to do something is very different from saying that an NGO, a 
non-profit, or for that matter a for profit company cannot do so.

There are LOTS of things forbidden to the government, some forbidden by 
the Constitution let alone by statute, that are allowed to persons or 
other entities with "personhood".

I know nothing about what the Brits or Aussies are but I seriously doubt 
quite as you have been describing. For example, even there I doubt they 
are saying that will make something available just to"for profit" entities.

Michael D Novack


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