[dataflow]

This sounds awesome. How does the user handle the actual filing? I assume you don't have any way to provide e-filing, so would people have to print this out and mail it?

[aidangrimshaw]

Yeah, currently the user would print out the PDF generated by the site and mail it in to the IRS. E-filing is on the roadmap, but registering as an E-file provider is a pretty complex process. One of the options we were thinking about is scraping and automatically filling in fields on the free fillable forms site https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/free-file-fillable-form...

[freedomben]

I worked on designing and implementing e-file a few years back for a startup. Happy to answer any questions or give any advice if y'all want it

[ehsankia]

> but registering as an E-file provider is a pretty complex process

Sounds like yet another thing the e-filing lobby worked to ensure their monopoly...

[formerkrogeremp]

Intuit and H&R Block have been lobbying for decades against tax filing. https://www.propublica.org/article/filing-taxes-could-be-fre...

[dataflow]

Cool! Autofilling those forms sounds like an awesome thing if you can manage it! Best of luck! And thanks for doing this!