[Seizethecarp]

Crafty Washingtonians are trying to game the system to maximized their subsidy rather than just key in the correct data! Who could anticipate such a thing? /s

“One of the most serious occurs when users find themselves locked out of their accounts, leaving them unable to complete their applications.

“This can happen for one of two reasons: a system error, or the user has made too many changes in application data.

“With respect to the latter condition, Kwak says it was intentionally designed to work that way. “It was to protect customers from owing money at tax time if the application was being tweaked to qualify for more financial help than allowed under the law,” Kwak said.

“He said the tech staff noticed consumers were using the site as a calculator, entering different scenarios and different data to see if they could maximize the tax credit they would receive.”

[spokeshave]

“He said the tech staff noticed consumers were using the site as a calculator, entering different scenarios and different data to see if they could maximize the tax credit they would receive.”

Ha....Adam Smith's invisible hand is alive and well.

[texas booster]

Lots of folks sit down with TurboTax and create scenarios that maximize their tax refund.

One item that most are unaware of is that the IRS is matching not only dependents but also addresses, phone numbers and reported jobs, to see whom is trying to beat the system.

For some reason, I only see the letters from the IRS, asking for more info, from Anglos ...