to work with private tax prep companies like turbo tax and h. and r block on their programs what most people didn't know is that if you make less than sixty six thousand dollars per year in the u.s. you qualify for free use of turbo tax and in our blogs d.i.y. tax products however only three percent of eligible people actually take advantage of it why well it's because of a little group called the free file alliance a lobbying group made up of the top private companies that provide tax prep software companies that have zero incentives to allow the i.r.s. to provide a free version of their product to the public even if the people it's for are the ones who can't afford their product in the first place but most disturbingly the democrats that vowed to protect the interests of the working poor if given control of the house chose to let the bill go through democratic representative roe conn of california criticized his colleagues who voted for the bill stating it goes against everything we ran on it has to be addressed it's

and r block what intuit who owns turbo tax are trying to do is cut out the accountants cut out the tax preparer as first place so one of the things according to their d.i.y. on line returns increased ten point four percent over last year from twenty seventeen to twenty eighteen dry and driving an overall d.i.y. growth of seven point nine percent what this means is h. and r block will eventually in the next couple of years mark my words they will start closing most stores that you say they will not have those open they will not have tax preparers and you will not have accountants there what you'll have is on line software and maybe once during tax season the pop ups you know and this is what they want to pay insurance and they want to pay salaries to people. in those groups because it's like look right now i do business with one of these talks between companies and i do my taxes every year because but you know if it was available through the i.r.s. i would do it through the i.r.s. because i don't like having to have this other party involved in one of the most intimate aspects of my lif

literally just days away, but if you still haven't filed your return, you're not alon according to turbo tax, fmost 1/4 o filers are waiting until the bitter end. if you stillw tip need to get it doam. a hypocrite? >> no. of courset. no >> if you make $66,000 or less a year you can use software options to file at no cost. all filers, last-minute or not, should double check details to avoid mistakes and a delayed rend. if you need more time, y can ask can request an extension and file it before midnight on april 15th. an extension to file doesn't include an extension to pay. >> i haven't filed mineyet. >> mine are done. and your -- tax day is always on your birthday. >> it's close. you don't want to think about it on your birthday. >> you're telling me. >>> well, if you're ooking for something to do with the family this weekend, there may be some options. >> here you go. this could be your one chance to get a rare up close look at the white h gardens. they will be open first come first serve this saturday and nday starting at 10:00 a.m. in order to enter you will need a free ticket which will

would prevent the irs in creating free tax preparation software to compete with private firms like turbo taxin a speech on the house floor, the freshman congresswoman referenced a report that deemed it a huge scandal that lawmakers have not yet required the irs to automatically prepare taxes for most americans, cheryl, because you want the irs to do your taxes. great idea. cheryl: a great idea. all right. we've got a lot more coming up. let's take a look at futures on your friday. we've got green arrows to show you right now. we are kicking off earnings in earnest today with the banks. dow up 156 in the premarket, s&p up 11 and-a-half, nasdaq up 30 and a quarter. still ahead, congressman devin nunes sending criminal referrals for potential violation intuse the probe into the trump 2016 campaign. then, celebrating org real heroes, our teachers. how one website is looking to treat our favorite educators to a trip to mexico. you're watching "fbn: a.m.." ♪ this is how we do it. it's friday night. ♪ and i feel all right. ♪ the party's here on the west side. ♪ so i reach for my -- run with us in t

according t turbo tax, almost 1/4f filers are waiting for the bitter end. here are a few tips if you need to get it done. if you make $66,000 or less, you cae use softwar options to file at no cost. filers who file last minute should double check details to avoid mistakes and a delay refund. if you need more time, you can request an extension. you have to file before midnight on april 15th. remember, an extension to file does not incluxt ansion to pay. >> you're supposed to estimate and then pay that upt. fr >> yes. >>> if you're looking for something to do with the family this weekend, youay have som options. >> this could be your one chance to get a rare up closeook at the white house gardens. they will be open first come first serve tnds saturday sunday starting at 10:00 a.m. in order to enter you will need a free ticket which will have a tour time. national park service will hand out those tictstarting at 8:30 today at a tent on the corner ofio constit avenue and 15th street. i bet you this time of year those ticketso are going fast. >> there will be a

you could thank the lobbyist working with h& r block and intu it, the firm behind turbo tax all this amid word that tax refunds down by $6 billion versus last year and look out robots in aisle 6 walmart is rolling out nearly 4,000 robots in a bid to cut labor costs while freeing up its human workers to focus on other duties like customer service. now these robots will do things like clean floors and check inventory on shelves. i want one for my house, if it folds sheets, wouldn't you like a robot that folds your sheets? >> not bad and checks to make sure no infection in there. liz: exactly just ahead on the evening edit here is we'll talk about the blocking of president trump at the border the president today slamming what he says are bad laws, bad judges and obstructionist deputies for failing to fix the immigration crisis coming up but first we take on bernie sanders, now trying to rewrite his own personal history, in order to appeal to more mainstream american voters. bernie sanders now trying to claim that he never signed up for soviet communism and was not my thing. there's just

free electronic tax system the irs currently has a memoranda of understanding with h&r block and turbo taxt it will not offer its own online filing system in exchange for them offering free filing services to taxpayers who make less than $66,000 a year the bill is awaiting a vote. a lot of people complaining that despite the name, the taxpayer first act, this is really a way for h&r block and turbo tax, owned by intuit, who have lobbied hard to maintain their duopoly on online tax filing >> i'm going to take the flip side and say i don't know if either of you have been on the irs website recently -- >> not good. >> exactly i don't know that i need to see another government agency trying to build out its own tech platform which i would suspect could hit hurdles, delays, issues maybe this is the best of both worlds let the private secretary tor du you make it more straight forward for folks that fall below that threshold to file their taxes freely >> maybe change the threshold at some point we'll see. >>> amazon go stores are no longer going to be cashless. a spokesman for the company confir

then i read on turbo tax where single family renlts might not even qualify for the qbi. what was that all about? thank you. host: what's he talking about, qbi? guest: qualified business income. so, there was some things in that tax bill that simplified the internal revenue code. there were other things that added an incredible amount of complexity. it's a section 199-a is a pass-through deduction for small businesses. and this real estate applying to this qualified business income is one of the most complex, and i'm now finished with all i know about it, because maybe you've looked into it more, jason. guest: it was trying to help small businesses with a tax lower rate, for those who passed through. but also it was designed to the complexity to make sure it didn't apply to doctors, lawyers, consultants. so there's exclusions. it is very complex. i don't know whether or not the income from the rental would be part of it. i don't think it is. but that just added to the confusion. guest: they literally came out with more guidelines right in the middle of filing season on th

. >> reporter: a fourth of filers are wting until the bitter end according to turbo tax. ing thisdu yea to confusion about new tax laws. >> the biggest taxuestion we get is about how tax reform will affect me. >> reporter: complicated returns may need the help of a pro. but for simple returns, e-filing is not only the fastest option, it allows procrastinators to go down to the wire. >> you got unt 11:59 on april 15th to file your return. >> reporter: not too take advantage of the federal 's government free file program. individuals with income $66,000 or less have tax software options to file federal and state returns at no cost. all filers. last minute or not, should double-check details to avoid mistakes and a delayed refund. direct deposit can ensureou getting money faster. >> the irs will pay nine out of ten refunds innd uer 21 days. >> while you have o all those financial documents out, experts cay it is a good time for an annual f checkup. >> it is critical for folks at tax time not just to get the return ne, but to actually take a moment to think about the impact of

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then i read on turbo tax where single family renlts might not even qualify for the qbi.was that all about? thank you. host: what's he talking about, qbi? guest: qualified business income. so, there was some things in that tax bill that simplified the internal revenue code. there were other things that added an incredible amount of complexity. it's a section 199-a is a pass-through deduction for small businesses. and this real estate applying to this qualified business income is one of the most complex, and i'm now finished with all i know about it, because maybe you've looked into it more, jason. guest: it was trying to help small businesses with a tax lower rate, for those who passed through. but also it was designed to the complexity to make sure it didn't apply to doctors, lawyers, consultants. so there's exclusions. it is very complex. i don't know whether or not the income from the rental would be part of it. i don't think it is. but that just added to the confusion. guest: they literally came out with more guidelines right in the middle of filing season on this par

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time, and changes on the tax front the big question is how durable an effect this will have on chinese private sector business confidence and whether that will be further turbo charged if we get a trade deal. >> you're an expert on china, obviously. given the news of the day, i would like to ask you about mexico. >> the country to america's south, yes. >> from your perspective, can you shut a border with a major trading partner and not expect some damaging economic fallout >> i think it's virtually impossible and i listened carefully to what larry kudlow had to say, let's put this into two streams, stuff we like and stuff we don't like. easier said than done administratively in australia, we don't have land borders. bottom line is that you have to be careful about these sorts of things and unintended economic consequences many americans need to be reminded how significant these two nafta economies are to growth in this country these are big numbers. >> is the u.s. still the best house on the block, as it were, in this global economy we've been hearing a lot of talk today about the fact that the global economy is continuing to slow, maybe that there's a soft