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1. Anatoly Shashkin💾 (dosnostalgic@mastodon.social@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 28-Jul-2022 16:08:38 UTC Anatoly Shashkin💾

   TurboTax Personal/1040 HeadStart v9.0 (MS-DOS, 1991)

   • Anatoly Shashkin💾 (dosnostalgic@mastodon.social@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 28-Jul-2022 16:29:42 UTC Anatoly Shashkin💾

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     • Polychrome :clockworkheart:

     @polychrome This version actually predates the sale to Intuit.

   • Polychrome :clockworkheart: (polychrome@cybre.space)'s status on Thursday, 28-Jul-2022 16:29:43 UTC Polychrome :clockworkheart:

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     @dosnostalgic ah yes, the software who's makers consistently lobbied the US congress to ensure you will still need to use their program.

   • Anatoly Shashkin💾 (dosnostalgic@mastodon.social@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 28-Jul-2022 16:37:13 UTC Anatoly Shashkin💾

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     • 48kRAM
     • Computer Chronicles Revisited

     @chronrevisited @48kRAM Apparently in 1989 tax season 1.2 million tax returns have been filed electronically.

   • Computer Chronicles Revisited (chronrevisited@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 28-Jul-2022 16:37:14 UTC Computer Chronicles Revisited

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     • 48kRAM

     @48kRAM @dosnostalgic Coincidentally, the next "Computer Chronicles" I'm reviewing from 1986 mentions the first IRS test program for not just filing returns online but getting refunds through "electronic transfers."

   • 48kRAM (48kram@oldbytes.space)'s status on Thursday, 28-Jul-2022 16:37:16 UTC 48kRAM

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     @dosnostalgic Still better than H&R Block's online system