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by snackematician 1724 days ago
> I worked on tax software and have seen these kind of efforts. Noble, yes. Short lived, yes.

I've been using excel1040.com for several years now (2017 iirc), and I think it's been around for awhile before that as well -- so I don't think it's fair to call it short lived.

It's pretty amazing how thorough it is. Not perfect, but I found it much more comprehensive and flexible than the free/cheap version of Turbotax.

That said, it is maintained by one crazy guy in Kansas. I doubt the project will survive after he stops working on it.