From:   "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." <b...@iguanasuicide.net>
Date:   Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:58:41 -0600
> Most web-based tax services use end-to-
> end encryption to prevent the data from being intercepted both times it is 
> "on 
> the wire": from you to them and from them to the IRS.

True in Canada also.  Revenue Canada qualifies a service before the provider 
can legitimately offer it to the public.  Haven't checked, but a likely 
requirement to maintain this qualification is that privacy be maintained.  
Making the substantial investment to offer the service and then publishing 
personal data would be too foolish.

> I am not sure if the IRS supports direct electronic filing by individuals ...

Rev. Ca. accepted electronic returns from individuals for 2008 and 2009.
Didn't try in 2007.

> ... if the tools to do so are available in Debian.

Iceweasel worked with no difficulties.

On 2011-03-09 11:10:39 John Hasler wrote:
>Sure, if you don't mind publishing your tax returns.

I'm near the bottom of the food chain.  A person would have to be quite 
desperate for reading material to bother with my return.  

Regards,                       ... Peter E.

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