[Image: a tik tok by user @/alexander_larkin in which a pale person with a grey shirt and brown hair and beard, explains something. There is a comment shown on screen that reads, “Just saying my taxes went up when Biden took over and I barely make 30 000 a year 🤷🏼‍♀️”.

There are pretty accurate captions but I'll still type it up here. “Biden hasn't made any changes to tax law. The reason your taxes went up was because of the tax cut that Donald Trump made in 2017. You see, if you look at the fine print of Donald Trump's 2017 tax cut, the wealthiest and the corporations in America got a permanent tax cut, and the middle class got a temporary tax cut that is eclipsing.

And you're taxes are going up, and they're going to continue going up until, I think 2025. Don't quote me on that year though. It might even be 2027. It's almost like, it's almost like the people that wrote the 2017 tax cut, thought ahead of that ahead of time. So that you would blame the next guy, instead of Donald Trump. This is what Republicans do when people, aren't paying attention.” The “aren't paying attention” is shouted.

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[Video: a tik tok by @/lynnetterad. In it a pale person with curly chin length hair, wearing a green dress with straps, and standing inside a room. They play the keyboard and sing in a microphone.

The captions on screen read, “When the IRS asks why I haven't filed my taxes the last two years”.

The lyrics they are singing are, “I'm a fool to do your dirty work, wow yeah. I don't wanna do your dirty work no more. I'm a fool to do your dirty work, wow yeah.” From the chorus of Dirty Work by Steely Dan, released 1972.

There is a troll doll with pink hair on the keyboard.

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anyway reminder to

NOT USE TURBOTAX OR H&R BLOCK FOR YOUR TAXES

if youre filing a simple return where these two companies do NOT require you to pay any money: live your life. file away with them. youll get back what youre supposed to.

IF THEY ASK YOU TO PAY FOR ANYTHING TO UNLOCK YOUR FULL RETURN DO NOT DO IT.

listen. the IRS has a free filing system. go online and look up IRS free filing forms. they are currently available.

it will redirect you to the IRS website where they will show you a number of options to use in order to file your return 100% free.

example. turbotax was just in the middle of doing my return. they told me in order to unlock the extra hundred or so for my retirement deductions i would have to upgrade and pay $40 to them.

went to the website, chose fileyourtaxes.com which is in joint partnership with the IRS and they gave me my full refund 100% free.

AGAIN: if youre filing a simple return, no specifics just income and taxes feel free to use these companies. nothing bad will happen.

if they ask you to pay them more to do your taxes the right way dont do it and go check if there are still eligible websites on IRS.GOV to file 100% free.

GET ALL YOUR MONEY. THANK YOU.

I use an accordion folder like this (actually I use 3 but the point is they are a stress free way of organizing papers lol)