## Claiming high user satisfaction, IRS will decide on renewing free tax site

Authored by washingtonpost.com

The Biden administration announced Friday that its first-of-its-kind free tax filing website came in under budget and earned high marks from users, and that officials will decide this spring whether to renew the experimental program for another tax season.

The software, which resembles commercial offerings from companies like Intuit and H&R Block, allows taxpayers to file directly to the government free.

Experts say a nationwide rollout could someday disrupt the multibillion-dollar tax preparation industry; Americans spend more than $200 a year, on average, to file a return using software or a tax preparer.

On Friday, IRS commissioner Danny Werfel said that 140,803 households completed their tax returns using the new Direct File software which was available partway through tax season in 12 states and only to people with limited types of income and tax circumstances.

Tax prep companies and Republicans in Congress and statehouses have been fiercely critical of the Direct File program.

The IRS spent $10.5 million to develop the site and $2.4 million to run it during tax season, which would amount to just $17 in operating costs per tax return processed, or $92 in total costs per filing.

The agency also spent more than an additional $10 million for an initial study and report to Congress on the idea of a free filing site. »

### McConnell says he stands by past statement that ex-presidents are "not immune" from prosecution

Authored by cbsnews.com

I addressed that issue on February the 13th" of 2021, McConnell said.

McConnell dismissed the idea of fact checking or influencing Trump when the presumptive GOP nominee parrots misinformation about Russia and Ukraine.

To Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's credit, McConnell said, Democrats stuck together — it was Republicans who needed to be persuaded. »

### American Airlines keeps mistaking 101-year-old passenger for baby

Authored by bbc.co.uk

For example, on one occasion, airport staff did not have transport ready for her inside the terminal as they were expecting a baby who could be carried.

The glitch the BBC witnessed happened when Patricia was flying between Chicago and Marquette, Michigan - a flight this reporter was also travelling on.

American Airlines has not responded to a request for comment. »

### 'Long live October 7': Vancouver protesters praise terrorist groups

Authored by jpost.com

Anti-Israel protesters praised the October 7 Massacre and several terrorist organizations at a Vancouver rally on Friday according to a video published by Free Palestine Tri-cities British Columbia, demanding that the groups be removed from Canada's list of terrorist entities.

"It is long past time to delist Palestinian and Lebanese resistance organizations from Canada's so-called list of terrorist entities," said Kates.

"Hamas is not a terrorist organization, [Palestinian} Islamic Jihad is not a terrorist organization, PFLP is not a terrorist organization, Hezbollah is not a terrorist organization. »

### “Sneaky” Bethesda Makes Subtle Change To Free Fallout 4 Update Wording

Authored by raiderking.com

But, those who received their copies of Fallout 4 from PS Plus Essential and the now-defunct PS Plus Collection are currently unable to avail of the free update.

As spotted on Reddit, Bethesda has removed the “free for all players!”

PC players also got a free update that includes several fixes and additional support for widescreen and ultra-widescreen monitors. »

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