By Lindsey Sablan
Publication Date: 2026-02-12 23:46:00
ALL RIGHT. TECH TIME MAKES A LOT OF US GROAN. BUT CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACTUALLY MAKE ALL OF THAT PAPERWORK A LITTLE EASIER ON YOU? WESH 2 NEWS LINDSEY SALON ASKED THE EXPERTS, EVEN AI ITSELF, TO SEE HOW FAR YOU CAN GET. HOW DOES TAX SEASON MAKE YOU FEEL STRESSED? WHY? VERY STRESSED. BECAUSE THERE’S A DEADLINE. IN THE ERA OF 2026. WHY NOT SKIP THE CHORE AND HAVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HANDLE IT? I ASKED CHATGPT JUST DO IT FOR ME. WELL, IT CAN’T ACTUALLY FILE ON MY BEHALF. IT CLAIMS IT CAN GET YOU 90% OF THE WAY THERE. HERE’S THE PROBLEM ALL OF THE MAJOR AI PERPLEXITY GROK GPT, GEMINI. THEY SEEM TO HALLUCINATE INSOFAR AS THEY CANNOT CONSISTENTLY DELIVER ADVICE RELATED TO THE SO-CALLED ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT. THAT MATTERS BECAUSE THERE’S A LOT OF POTENTIAL SAVINGS IN THAT ONE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL WITH NEW DEDUCTIONS AND NEW CREDITS. CORRECT? ABSOLUTELY. TONS OF NEW DEDUCTIONS AND CREDITS, PARTICULARLY FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS. CPA CHAD CUMMINGS SAYS IT’S LIKELY YOU’LL GET CONFLICTING INFORMATION BECAUSE OF THE LATEST CHANGES TO TAX LAW, AND YOU DON’T WANT TO GET IT WRONG THIS YEAR BECAUSE MOST AMERICANS WILL SEE A LARGER RETURN. LAST TAX SEASON, THE MAJORITY OF FILERS DID RECEIVE A REFUND, AND THE AVERAGE REFUND WAS JUST OVER $3,000. BUT WE ARE SEEING THAT PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE UP TO 1000 MORE. LISA GREENE-LEWIS WITH TURBOTAX OUTLINED SOME OF THE BIG ONES. IF YOU’RE 65 AND OVER, THERE’S A NEW DEDUCTION AND THAT’S $6,000. AND…