can't go back

[ceagle]

Unfortunately some items in this day and age Unnecessarily have a Can't Go Back policy..... like some software, once you upgrade it is difficult or impossible to go to the previous version, or with some subscription services if you change them, you can't ever get what you had before.. etc, etc... highly stupid and often frustrating.

The main sticky wicket I wanted to point out in this entry, was that in our state (CA), once you file state taxes electronically, you can't go back ;P .. Well, what if it turns out you didn't like it, or felt like it had less flexibility than the printed version?? ... In any case, it is this insane rule that keeps me filing on paper as long as I can.

I'm a big fan of reducing print whenever possible, but not with "strings attached". In fact, they could go all electronic and require us to print out our own forms and mail them in (which is mostly the case now anyways), but they should not require that you 'have' to always have access to electronic filing.

Feh. ;P

Comments

[scruff-e-coyote.livejournal.com]

Oh, yer referring to the FTB web site's very own online electronic computation and filing system - e-File. What the . . . ? That's crazy that you can never file paper forms after using the e-File system. What would happen, however, if you no longer qualified using it (like I have never been able to) and had to advance to either doing it yerself or with the help of tax preparation software then printing out the forms and mailing them in?

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

If I can find the documentation some time, I'll definitely post it ^v^ ... Good news from another commenter below suggests they may have changed policy.... I did read that in the fine print in a previous year.. I can't find the rule (so far) in the paperwork this year, so maybe I jumped the gun (not knowing they reversed it, hopefully)... it means going thru older tax paperwork and right now just trying to git thru this year's.. eeeep... I hit a new tax bracket when I got a rebate for water conservation activities, and I thought I compensated enough...