Pluralistic: The IRS will do your taxes for you (if that's what you prefer) (17 May 2023)

Today's links

The IRS will do your taxes for you (if that's what you prefer): After years of expensively purchased delay, Turbotax and its fellow tax-profiteers are losing the fight to make you pay them to tell the government what it already knows.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Continue reading "Pluralistic: The IRS will do your taxes for you (if that's what you prefer) (17 May 2023)"

Pluralistic: Big Business can't stop its illegal, fantastically lucrative gossiping (16 Mar 2023)

Today's links

Big Business can't stop its illegal, fantastically lucrative gossiping: Everybody knows that the dice are loaded.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Continue reading "Pluralistic: Big Business can't stop its illegal, fantastically lucrative gossiping (16 Mar 2023)"

Pluralistic: Turbotax is blitzing Congress for the right to tax YOU (20 Feb 2023)

Today's links

Turbotax is blitzing Congress for the right to tax YOU: Why do Americans have to pay Intuit to tell the IRS things it already knows?
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Continue reading "Pluralistic: Turbotax is blitzing Congress for the right to tax YOU (20 Feb 2023)"

Pluralistic: 22 Nov 2022 Tax prep services send sensitive financial info to Facebook

Today's links

Tax prep services send sensitive financial info to Facebook: And they didn't even know they were doing it.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Continue reading "Pluralistic: 22 Nov 2022 Tax prep services send sensitive financial info to Facebook"

Pluralistic: 24 Feb 2022

Today's links

Mass arbitration attack could bring Intuit to its knees: Justice for the millions ripped off by Turbotax's "Free File" fraud.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Continue reading "Pluralistic: 24 Feb 2022"

Pluralistic: 08 Dec 2021

Today's links

All the books I reviewed in 2021: Plus one I published!
Broken Promises: The Writers Guild of America West makes the case for media un-consolidation.
How elite hobbies let billionaires pay no tax: More from Propublica's IRS Leaks.
This day in history: 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Continue reading "Pluralistic: 08 Dec 2021"

Pluralistic: 07 Oct 2021

Today's links

DoS a federal agency, then charge for access: Enq carries on a tradition of genuinely terrible startup ideas.
"Inclusive Access" allows textbook monopolists to permanently consolidate their gains: Universities are auto-billing students for high-priced, self-destructing textbooks they can't loan or sell.
Scottish Limited Partnerships are still laundering criminal millions: Offshore is actually onshore.
This day in history: 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Continue reading "Pluralistic: 07 Oct 2021"

Pluralistic: 08 Jul 2021

Today's links

Indonesia's gig work tech resistance: Tuyul apps and the IT of the Road.
Owning a sports-team is a plute's get-out-of-tax-free card: Here's what to do about it.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Continue reading "Pluralistic: 08 Jul 2021"

Pluralistic: 29 Jun 2021

Today's links

SCOTUS to wrongfully accused terrorists: "drop dead": Kavanaugh finds new ways to be wrong.
Intuit sabotages the Child Tax Credit: Bad web-design is a choice.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Continue reading "Pluralistic: 29 Jun 2021"

Pluralistic: 17 Jun 2021

Today's links

Tali Farhadian Weinstein paid virtually no tax on millions and millions: And she wants to be the Manhattan DA and go after Trump's tax-dodging.
This day in history: 2006, 2011, 2016, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Continue reading "Pluralistic: 17 Jun 2021"

By reading this website, you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies ("BOGUS AGREEMENTS") that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.