AI tax filing sounds easy — until it leaves you owing the IRS thousands of dollars – Democratic Accent

ABRAMSON: Don’t Let AI Do Your Taxes

Tax Day is April 15, and millions of Americans are looking for ways to make filing less stressful. This year’s temptation is AI. Chatbots promise quick answers, plain-English explanations, and even accounting assistance — though many of them also caution that they’re neither tax accountants nor tax lawyers, and that their recommendations should thus not be taken at face value.  Still, who really pays attention to such warnings? If inexpensive AI…

AI tax filing sounds easy — until it leaves you owing the IRS thousands of dollars – Democratic Accent

Using AI to file your taxes might feel like a smart shortcut. It isn’t.  With the April 15 deadline approaching, millions of Americans are looking for ways to make tax season less painful, and some AI CEOs are promoting their tools as a helpful solution.  AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, Claude and Grok, explain tax rules, flag deductions, and even help assemble a tax return in mere minutes. These tools are seductive, given how frustrating the en…

AI tax filing sounds easy — until it leaves you owing the IRS thousands of dollars

AI tax filing tools deliver confident answers that are often wrong, a study found. The IRS is cautioning taxpayers against using AI chatbots to prepare their returns.