The IRS should DO YOUR TAXES for you !

[CaseHardened]

Would you really trust the IRS to do your taxes????

They ALREADY are doing your taxes.

They compare everything in their computers to your Return.

They know what you owe before you do.

Your Return is only useful, at all, for some very limited situations.

You may have added a Child, gotten Married, gotten Divorced, or had very high Deductions (using the Standard Deduction will become even common for Tax Year 2018).

Of course if you have a Business your Return will not be simple.

But for your average Employee, the entire process is simply a GOTCHA.

 

[CaseHardened]

I guess it's no different when calling the hotline with a SafeAct question. When laws are so vague and convoluted it is one big cluster fuck and you get different answers each time you call.

Yes !

That's why having them do it saves the average Citizen Time and ultimately needless Audits and hassles.

 

[CaseHardened]

My young son is an "Artist"

He gets Commission Checks from Galleries, rarely grosses more than $2K a year.

For 2016 I included the costs of his Paints, Canvasses, Frames - all legitimate Business Expenses.

THEY AUDITED HIM. To contest a REFUND of $4.

FOUR DOLLARS.

I copied his receipts, mailed them in, and yes, he got his FOUR DOLLARS.

This year I said, sorry, son. You are declaring no expenses because I'm not going through this again for $4.

 

[CaseHardened]

Are they going to itemize my deductions?

If you own a Business, of course not.

But for Tax Year 2018 and later, the Standard Deduction will be so high, that keeping records may make no sense.

I still keep copies of Medical Expenses, Property Taxes, etc, but for several years now they have been clearly under the Standard Deduction. So I don't even bother adding them up.

 

[CaseHardened]

I do my own taxes. It’s not hard, it’s easy. If you don’t want to do your own taxes you’re just being lazy

Of course it would be nice not to have to file.

But the Tax Man already knows your Income in most cases.

The entire process is a TRAP. They hope you forget that 1099-INT for $7 and want to nail you for it.

 

[Phauxtoe]

remove the payer as much as possible so its Easier to Steal more and more!

 

[Jmac00]

. Got 3 different answers. They don't have a clue what their own rules are ...

more importantly, THEY DON'T CARE. once they have you in their sites, unless you have a really good lawyer, they will dig until you are either bankrupt or dead. then they will take whats left of your estate

 

[Marine Cpl]

How would the IRS know your deductions? The CPU you bought for your home office? How much did it cost?

It's better to just get rid of income tax and raise the sales tax if taxes are to be collected.

 

[libertysnake]

How would the IRS know your deductions? The CPU you bought for your home office? How much it cost?

It's better to just get rid of income tax and raise the sales tax if taxes are to be collected.

Deductions got me back about 3,800 total this year due to the contracting I do. I’m sure the IRS would neglect those.

 

[ProgSpear]

IRS payment site crashes hours before Tax Day filing deadline

 

[Dr. Evil]

IRS payment site crashes hours before Tax Day filing deadline

Reminiscent of the Obummercare site when it was introduced.

 

[BDinPutnam]

Sales tax is regressive (costs lower and middle income people higher % of their income than rich people).

How would the IRS know your deductions? The CPU you bought for your home office? How much it cost?

It's better to just get rid of income tax and raise the sales tax if taxes are to be collected.

 

[CaseHardened]

Deductions got me back about 3,800 total this year due to the contracting I do. I’m sure the IRS would neglect those.

Yes, but you run a business.

What Elizabeth Warren Proposed would apply only to people with very simple returns. Which is, I believe, the majority.

 

[CaseHardened]

Anyways, it won't happen.

She's the least effective member of Congress.

Nothing but a Seat-Warmer.

 

[BDinPutnam]

Yes, but you run a business.

What Elizabeth Warren Proposed would apply only to people with very simple returns. Which is, I believe, the majority.

You want a way to simplify taxes?

Eliminate every single credit on the back of the 1040 and make Congress vote on, fund, and pay for all the hidden spending there.

 

[Shadow2]

And don't forget they have their very own SWAT teams now.