Would You Let the I.R.S. Prepare Your Taxes? (2015)

Re:Would You Let the I.R.S. Prepare Your Taxes? (2015) by dionidium on Monday August 13, 2018 @03:57PM (#17753097)

This is like when people say, "I don't know anybody who voted for the other party!"

Lots and lots and lots of people don't have any expenses. They don't itemize. They don't want, have, or need any of the stuff you're protesting about. They have a job. And that job reports their income to the IRS. End of story. Case closed. That's it. That's their entire situation.

You're imagining another kind of person, but I'm not talking about that other kind of person.

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Re:Would You Let the I.R.S. Prepare Your Taxes? (2015) by lowercased on Monday August 13, 2018 @04:24PM (#17753328)

To put it another way, there's little reason to not (extremely) simplify something for, say, 60% of the population, just because it's going to remain complicated for the remaining 40%.

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Re:Would You Let the I.R.S. Prepare Your Taxes? (2015) by jjeaff on Thursday August 16, 2018 @02:44PM (#17777438)

If your entire situation is a W-2 and the standard deduction, then the 1040ez is a breeze. You can fill it out online and submit for free in 15 minutes.

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