Re:IRS will look into setting up a free e-filing system
by GartzenDeHaes on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @02:20PM
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Behind the scenes, I think you'll find that this is a legal and liability issue. US Title 26 makes you and your agent legally responsible. If the IRS calculates your taxes for you, then they are acting as your agent and the IRS can't act as your agent of course. There's also a CYA aspect, as the government managers involved don't want to be responsible for errors and omissions.
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Re:IRS will look into setting up a free e-filing system
by lamontcg on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @02:31PM
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I don't know why I have to point this out, but the government is fully capable of passing a law to resolve that particular concern. And I strongly suspect it wouldn't work that way anyway, since the government would be giving you the information that it has and asking you or your agent to confirm or correct that information.
Re:IRS will look into setting up a free e-filing system
by andrewflnr on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @02:57PM
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It's always depressing when you propose a change in the rules and people counter-argue with a concern that's contingent on the current rules.
Re:IRS will look into setting up a free e-filing system
by Karunamon on Thursday September 08, 2022 @12:51AM
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It's a valid concern in that the government has no problem with legislating and then enforcing mutually exclusive rules. Example: driving the speed limit on some highways is actually unsafe and can get you hit with an impeding ticket, driving the safe speed gives a cop license to pull you over since you are technically speeding.
Re:IRS will look into setting up a free e-filing system
by andrewflnr on Thursday September 08, 2022 @04:46PM
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Again,
> the government is fully capable of passing a law to resolve that particular concern
That's an implementation detail, not a fundamental obstacle. Failing to recognize this is a failure of imagination.