[josephd79]

No. The government including the IRS allowed them to prohibit this. They also allowed them to scam the United States citizens into paying to have your taxes done when they were supposed to provide a free means for most people to do them. Intuit and the others like them should be banned from providing tax services to anyone for life.

[u801e]

I've been using Free Fillable Forms[1] for several years without having to pay money to file either my federal or state taxes. I assume it's also still possible to fill the forms manually and mail them by the filing deadline without having to pay any more than the cost of postage.

[1] https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/free-file-fillable-form...

[landemva]

I'm still amazed that most people in USA refuse to structure their affairs so they do not qualify as a person who files a tax return. Most of this nonsense is voluntary if you are set up corectly.

[jjeaff]

There is no legal structure for a US citizen to avoid paying taxes legally. You are taxed on your global income as long as you are a US citizen.

[eigengrau5150]

How do you do this without getting nailed for tax evasion?

[landemva]

Start reading the actual rules about 'taxpayer'. Typical people voluntarily contribute because they don't want the hassles of learning and implementing effective strategies. Basically, if you submit a yearly signed document to the IRS then you are at their mercy.

Or be like rich entrepreneurs and run everything through a business (or foundation like Clintons).