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Re:TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to F... by streb-lo on Monday April 22, 2019 @03:10PM (#19721840)
You realize that only a portion of people get audited right?

Sure, your government could calculate everyone's taxes but I'm guessing those taxes would need to go up...

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Re:TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to F... by zymhan on Monday April 22, 2019 @03:16PM (#19721900)
The IRS does in fact compare the data you send them to the data they have. Presumably the IRS, famous for it's computer system, isn't hand-checking every return.
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Re:TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to F... by int_19h on Monday April 22, 2019 @04:07PM (#19722358)
The government does exactly that for the majority of tax residents in most countries in the world. US, with its Byzantine tax return system, is an outlier.
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Re:TurboTax Uses Dark Patterns to Trick You into Paying to F... by maxmax on Monday April 22, 2019 @03:26PM (#19721994)
Try filing your taxes using different numbers than on your W2/1099 and see what happens.

I guarantee you'll get a discrepancy letter.

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