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	by tallowen 245 days ago
	It's nice to see an open sourced implementation of the US tax code! This was part of the IRS Direct File codebase that allowed people to file their taxes for free, directly with the IRS. It was canceled earlier this year by the Trump administration. It looks like the Fact Graph was already opensourced a couple months ago and that version of the factgraph lives here: https://github.com/IRS-Public/direct-file/tree/main/direct-f... I'm curious why a second repository was created for this.

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ronbenton 245 days ago

I wonder too. Perhaps the intent is for it to be standalone for general usage and not just as a part of the direct file project?

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Twisol 245 days ago

Seems so, according to this file: https://github.com/IRS-Public/fact-graph/blob/main/docs/from...

> The main changes are: [...] converting the fact-graph to a standalone library [...]

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infotainment 245 days ago

I'm still disappointed that they got rid of Direct File, such a promising start...

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ronbenton 245 days ago

Big W for the tax lobby, big L for the rest of us

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astrange 245 days ago

It's still there. They like saying things and not doing them.

https://directfile.irs.gov

So it's always possible they'll just forget to shut it off.

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shrinks99 245 days ago

Having talked at length with one of the developers from 18F at a conference who was fired along with many of the other folks that worked on Direct File, I can assure you that it's no longer being worked on.

The 2024 site remains up so people can file their taxes for that year, but it will no longer be updated.

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beej71 245 days ago

I'm far beyond disappointed for that. I'm fucking pissed. Such stupid politicking that makes all of our lives shittier.

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nerdponx 245 days ago

It's more than "stupid politicking". Follow the money.

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beej71 245 days ago

I agree. I just count the money as being part of politicking. :)

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thegreatpeter 245 days ago