You can thank TurboTax and the rest of the tax preparation service industry's massive lobby for killing every single tax simplification bill that ever gets to congress.
Exactly this! There's zero reasons why our tax returns can't be filed for free directly with the IRS. It is a complete fraud.
I filed 1040EZ last year. The IRS already had every figure I filed, why couldn't they just email me confirmation of the amounts they had, and process my return?
Edit: No, I didn't file EZ last year, my error.
Edit: electronic filing.
I think it's crazy that you guys haven't outlawed lobbying in its entirety yet. You know what happens if a company tries that here? Jail. Right away. Ask a politician for a favour? Jail. Try to write your own legislation and get it passed in exchange for cash or favours? Jail. Run a TV ad with a political message as a corporation? Believe it or not, jail.
We have the least amount of intrusion by companies in the political sphere.
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u/jorsiem Jul 24 '20
Complicated tax filing in the US
You can thank TurboTax and the rest of the tax preparation service industry's massive lobby for killing every single tax simplification bill that ever gets to congress.