Would you download and use an IRS mobile app?
12:04 PM · Jun 18, 2026 · 6.2K Views
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Many users welcomed an IRS mobile app for simplifying filing and replacing TurboTax with AI features and integrations, while a few doubted the IRS would deliver honest or trustworthy tools.
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Khalid Warsame@KhalidWarsa
No, because I only file taxes once a year and don’t need to have an app for that.
But I’m open to it if it comes with other perks like -changing my W4 on the fly -tracks my YTD taxes -shows estimated return -handles passport renewals -sets different gov agencies appointments -updates my address -in-app notifications -receives all gov papers (paperless comms)
In short, I’m all for it if it’s my interface to everything government related. This is a golden opportunity to modernize this public sector comms.
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Señor T@SenorTzvi
@shl Been saying this for years. We need to have a clean easy way to file. With an AI agent as a fully supported accountant. :)
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Khalid Warsame@KhalidWarsa
No, because I only file taxes once a year and don’t need to have an app for that.
But I’m open to it if it comes with other perks like -changing my W4 on the fly -tracks my YTD taxes -shows estimated return -handles passport renewals -sets different gov agencies appointments -updates my address -in-app notifications -receives all gov papers (paperless comms)
In short, I’m all for it if it’s my interface to everything government related. This is a golden opportunity to modernize this public sector comms.
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Shinghi@ShinghiD
@shl Only if you add a rewards program based on the taxes I have paid which can we used for a variety of things like:
1) Free National Park Passes 2) Special Priority for TSA 3) Access to my political leaders (without having to fundraise for them) 4) etc
Make Taxes Fun Again!
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Sanket Kavishwar@sanketkav
@shl If it gets me away from turbo tax, yes!
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John Busch@JohnBuschVI
@shl It would need to have features or insights that are not easily available elsewhere.
One thing I'd love (or maybe hate) to know is how much $ and % I've paid in taxes to the IRS in my life.
If taxes could be easily filed that'd be great, of course.
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Khalid Warsame@KhalidWarsa
@shl Now that I think about it, it can be the Government Super App.
I know you and the team can make it happen.
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Zapata@zpta_co
@shl maybe if i had to do something like quarterly taxes with an s corp but not for personal taxes done once per year
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Larry Fink Jr@larryfink_jr
@shl Can you get it to integrate to finance apps like plaid does? So I know how much I’ve paid in estimated payments?
That would be my dream
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Deval Patel@devalapatel
@shl The 37% yes i see rn undersells it imo - people who’d use it most are exactly those who overpay for TurboTax or miss refunds entirely. Would love to understand what the actual constraint is from your seat. This feels like one of the highest-leverage civic tech problems out there
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Yehuda @ Y10Tax@Y10Tax
@KhalidWarsa @shl We can wish.
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Zach Gramstad@zgramstad
@shl for what purpose?
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Nick Kulikaev@NickKulikaev
@shl What’s the use case?
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Ferbin@Ferbin08
@shl Yeah if it's faster than TurboTax or filing by hand.
Have you used http://dmv.gov or http://irs.gov? Both are slow and confusing. If they somehow ship something that works, I'd use it
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Art Stavenka@stavenka
@shl The honest version of this app shows you everything you overpaid and every deduction you missed. Nobody at the IRS wants to ship that screen. Thats the whole problem with letting them build it
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Seijin Tranberg@seij_tranberg
@ShinghiD @shl I like this idea.
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Sahil Lavingia@shl
@ShinghiD Sounds great, I will ask Congress
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𝚆𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝙴𝚟𝚊@wonderfunclub
@shl that app would need a panic button and a close-your-eyes-and-pray feature
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John Petrov@petrov74940
@shl Only if it has a Duolingo-style tax streak. Miss one estimated payment and the app's owl shows up asking about your deductions.
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Kerim Aydemir@kerimaydemirco
@shl People hate taxes not apps. Fix the tax code.
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