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The counter argument would be that you don't want the government calculating your taxes for you.
by omarforgotpwd 8y ago
The counter argument would be that you don't want the government calculating your taxes for you.
- pgeorgi 8y agoIn the end that's what the government will do anyway: you file a return, they double check it on their end and they will be rather nasty to you if your numbers disagree substantially from theirs. The "optional pre-filled forms" scheme forces the governments hand (to show what it has on you) before you have to show your cards. In a way that reduces the IRS' power.
- sokoloff 8y agoYou already have this power. Around August every year, request a “transcript” of your account. It will show you everything the IRS got for that prior tax year. (Your return is not really due until mid-October in practical terms.)