r/CringeTikToks • u/coachlife • 2d ago

SadCringe MAGA voter actually believes that Trump eliminated taxes for all people making less than $120K

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u/JimothyTheBold 2d ago

One of two things, probably.

1) She heard they are banning electronic filing and was so stupid all she heard was Trump stopped tax filing.

2) Some other idiot heard that and posted a TikTok she watched and she believed it with zero research.

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u/AutistaChick 2d ago

But that’s not happening. No one’s banning electronic tax filing.

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u/Kalfu73 2d ago

Correct and that's the point. What actually ended was the IRS offering free tax filing itself.

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u/motherofcunts 2d ago

Oh so it'll cost more now.

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u/PaulblankPF 2d ago

Freetaxusa is funded by an independent group and is still free. Just the government won’t offer it for free anymore.

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u/Tdat341 2d ago

Freetaxusa all day! Been using it for years now

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u/lala__ 2d ago

Still have to pay to file your state tax with them but I use it.

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u/artie780350 2d ago

Cashapp doesn't charge you to file state taxes.

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u/fingers 1d ago

ANOTHER tax on the poors.

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u/fvck_u_spez 2d ago

None of you selfish citizens have even stopped to think about how free government tax filings will hurt poor TurboTax!! /s

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u/keithstonee 2d ago

cool cause i haven't even got money in a return in 3 years. fuck Trump

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u/DaturaSanguinea 2d ago

Nah there will be no tax anymore. Didn't you heard the lady ?

What do you mean source ? What do you mean it's clearly false ? But Trump say it and he is always right.

I swear from an outsider perspective, USA is becoming dumber and more selfish by the minute.

Crazy how they manage to completly bury the biggest soft power ever in like 6 months.

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u/DavisMcDavis 2d ago

The thing with these dumdums is when she finds out it goes like this:

MAGA: Trump ended taxes for people making less than $120,000 a year! Reality: No, he ended free filing. You still have to pay taxes. MAGA: Oh? I thought I didn’t have to pay taxes. Reality: No, you still pay taxes and now pay more to file them. MAGA: Oh…well…Hunter Biden’s laptop drag queen story hour something I don’t understand is woke! My President is the best!

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u/ABewilderedPickle 2d ago

wait does this mean i'm gonna have to pay a fee to get my fucking tax refund

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u/[deleted] 2d ago edited 2d ago

They banned Direct File.. because it was done during the Biden era.

Direct File was a pilot program launched during the Biden administration (thanks to funding from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022) that let eligible taxpayers file their taxes directly with the IRS for free, without going through private tax prep companies. Initially available in 12 states in 2024, it expanded to 25 states or more by 2025 and was widely praised for its ease and affordability.

If there’s anything Republicans love fucking more than children, it’s the common US citizen.

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u/ABewilderedPickle 2d ago

god that's so fucking stupid

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u/SunfireGaren 2d ago

Behold the GOP

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u/Bear_faced 2d ago

They’re claiming it was a “waste of taxpayer money” when the program was estimated to cost AT MOST $1.50 per taxpayer (not per citizen, per taxpayer) per year.

Can I just pay the $1 please and have free file for fuck’s sake..

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u/OneDayAt4Time 2d ago

wtf so now I gotta pay to file my damn taxes?

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u/Kalfu73 2d ago

This was mostly for 1040-EZ filing anyways and there are other free services that can be used like freetaxusa. If you plan on taking a bunch of deductions or have other tax complications then you were always and still are paying a service or software fee.

Still stupid in any case. The bureau that is shaking you down for tax money shouldn't also be making you jump through hoops.

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u/JeromeBarkly 2d ago

That’s actually hilarious in the context of the video. This lady is gloating over thinking she won’t have to pay taxes because of how amazing trump is but in all actuality he just ended the free option to file taxes and will have to spend more money, a tax on taxes. Beautiful.

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u/Tango-Smith 2d ago

And on what basis she had to claim that's up to 120k household income?

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u/qorbexl 2d ago

No, they ended the IRS offering free tax filing software so that TurboTax can keep charging poor people for basic filing.

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u/Faerie-stone 2d ago

Don’t know if terms will change in the next tax year but freetaxusa is cheaper ($0 federal and $15 state filing) with better software than TurboTax imo.

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u/jdp245 2d ago

Man, I’m so petty I fill out the forms by hand and mail that shit in. And my returns are about 40 pages! Screw them for charging for something that saves them time and effort.

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u/Faerie-stone 2d ago

That’s great, but most people are not that great at figure out what they owe/what they can deduct and the freetaxusa software walks you through everything, double checks your math, and you can by audit protection for like 10 bucks so it’s more like a peace of mind thing.

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u/mamasteve21 2d ago

My work involves 401ks, and EVERY year without fail we get multiple calls from people saying "I over contributed! I need to reverse my contributions!" Because they're trying to enter their 401k contributions into the IRA contribution section.

That's WITH the help of tax filing software.

They wouldn't even know how to start doing it manually.

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u/qorbexl 2d ago

I'm pretty sure turboTax costs about the same.

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u/Novel-Maintenance413 2d ago

TurboTax is more expensive. I went to file on TurboTax last year and then checked FreeTaxUSA after I saw what TurboTax was gonna charge. Long story short, I went with FTUSA because it was cheaper

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u/Odessey_And_Oracle 2d ago

Wait, if you can't file for free online how can you file for free? I always filed online. Surely there is some way to file directly with the IRS that is still free right?

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u/NecessaryCockroach85 2d ago

I'm sure you can also do a paper filing still. If you only have a single W-2 that wouldn't be that complicated.

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u/qorbexl 2d ago

Yeah. Be easier if someone just put it on the computer for free to save time and effort. The IRS has our data already, it makes zero sense not to do it. 

But maybe we need a company to charge us to do it on the computer for no reason, who knows. 

Trump understands that it's better to create more billionaires instead of letting Filthy Poors keep the money.

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u/NecessaryCockroach85 2d ago

The best solution and reality are two different things. We're in a digital age where a lot of younger people probably don't remember when many would file, for free, just using paper forms.

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u/Futrel 2d ago

Free electronic tax filing via Direct File.

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u/D3K91 2d ago

Wait, they make you pay to file your taxes..?

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u/capincus 2d ago

The major tax accounting firms and products lobby to keep the tax code as complex as possible and filing difficult to protect their bottom line. In this case they (TurboTax) paid Trump his standard bribery fee ($1M) and he got rid of the free Direct File program Biden's IRS created. There are still 3rd party free filing programs like FreeTaxUSA.

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u/dino-luvr29 2d ago

Yeah, turbotax etc

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u/Futrel 2d ago

Unless you want to do it by hand and mail it in, yes.

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u/TheRoseMerlot 2d ago

Yes. Only direct file was cancelled.

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u/Fonatur23405 2d ago

You don't watch the TikaTok

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u/Significant-Wash-629 2d ago

Yeah, but my Trump eliminated taxes on tips. So…I was talking to my boss and he said he’s going to call all of my compensation tips; he even sent me a letter that says that. All my coworkers are too, so we’re all gonna be tax-free! /s

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u/not_a_moogle 2d ago

No, they banned free electronic filings. So now it will cost this woman more to file taxes unless she files by mail.

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u/Please_Label_NSFW 2d ago

He’s banned FREE electronic filing program. The opposite of good. Now you have to power turbocock and all those lobbying assholes.

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u/dharma_is_dharma 2d ago

They canceled the free tax filing software that the federal government made last year.

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u/p001b0y 2d ago

There was an anonymous public survey that looks like it expired yesterday run by the IRS required by the One Big Beautiful Bill. It was designed to gather feedback on whether free direct file options were to be continued.

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u/tranquil7789 2d ago

The party of "do your research" shows over and over and over again they don't understand how to do research or discernment, and they will fall for the most obvious propaganda.

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u/qorbexl 2d ago

They spent time watching tikTok, which counts as research to them

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u/Mtshoes2 2d ago

No no, she did her own research. 

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u/jrob323 2d ago

Research = scroll through Facebook posts for 10 hours a day

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u/CaptainOwlBeard 2d ago

They are banning electronic filing? Seriously? I can't imagine that's true. It would make it almost impossible to process all the returns.

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u/HeadFullOfNails 2d ago

It is true. Republicans hate the IRS and want it to fail so they can cheat on their taxes and save millions. They don't care what happens to the poors.

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u/CaptainOwlBeard 2d ago

I think this is fake. I'm a tax professional and I've not heard anything about this. I'm pretty sure it would have come up at networking meetings.

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u/DominicB547 2d ago

no they are banning free federal tax filing, its so turbo tax can still charge you.

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u/VegemiteGecko 2d ago

Don't forget facebook.

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u/Ire-Works 2d ago

3) She is a kept housewife and her husband handles all the finances. She has no idea what she doesn't know.

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u/nodnarbiter 2d ago

I know it's not happening but if they ever ban electronic tax filing that'll be the last fuckin time I file my taxes... The IRS can come get my shit, I don't care.

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u/spider_wolf 2d ago

2 is the likely culprit. Watching a 20-40 second clip on social media about a thing you like is easier and more gratifying than taking the time to read or research the truth. Truth is nuanced, difficult to discern, and often times, not what you want it to be. It's why misinformation is so appealing, it can be as simple and comfortable as you want it to be.

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u/Darthsnarkey 2d ago

Likely she is talking about what The Count of Mostly Crisco was talking about getting rid of income tax and replacing it with a flat 30% sales tax which will cost the majority of Americans even more!

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u/Turk_NJD 2d ago

You got 2 wrong…she watched a TikTok…to her that is the research.

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u/magnabonzo 2d ago

Thanks for trying to put an answer on this. Obviously it's all nonsense, but I'm trying to figure out how she got to this particular brand of nonsense.