I see that some folks here suggest that a change in how taxes are reported is a solution to this.

For me it sounds weird. The problem is with having big tech trackers deployed on most web sites by site owners who don’t care about privacy implications. It doesn’t look like tax prep firms are profiting from user data, it’s just their negligence.

I hope that they will do a good thing and replace these invasive trackers with something better.

But meanwhile, people can use their desktop software. I’ve seen H&R block software a few years back - it was slightly buggy, but it worked. I don’t think they put Meta trackers there.

WOW, I’m so fucking surprised I almost fell out of my chair.

Almost as if the entire issue could be avoided and circumvented by having the government handle everything from their end by default since they already have all out tax and income data, but allow those who want to do more complicated filings or individual deductions above the default calculation the option to do so on the back end

Maybe it is time we finally change the way taxes are done. Most of us could just have the IRS do our taxes then we confirm what they did.

Private profit driven companies doing shady shit?! Colour me shocked 🙄