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Re:IRS Reforms Free File Program, Drops Agreement Not to Com... by harryh on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @08:55PM (#21926129)
Corporate tax policy has no impact on the complexity of individual taxes. It's two completely independent sets of rules.

Your theory is wrong.

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Re:IRS Reforms Free File Program, Drops Agreement Not to Com... by awb on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @09:58PM (#21926351)
Tax deductions for retirement, mortgages, etc. are tax code complexity that benefit the financial and real estate industries.

Even if it could be done simpler, TurboTax and other tax prep companies will lobby against it.

You'd be hard pressed to find any government financial policy that isn't tied to business interests. The tax code is no exception.

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Re:IRS Reforms Free File Program, Drops Agreement Not to Com... by harryh on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @10:09AM (#21928287)
OK sure, there are some tenuous connections, but none of that has anything to do with "Amazon passing $0 in taxes."
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