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Here's the spec. It's only 289 pages and changes almost every year. Good luck! https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf
by tstrimple 8y ago
Here's the spec. It's only 289 pages and changes almost every year. Good luck!
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf
- neya 8y agoThanks, so I did over-estimate my ability here. Where I live, taxation works differently, so I never assumed it would be this complex.
- OrgNet 8y agoCovering most of the population could possibly still be very easy
- jefftk 8y agoFor what it's worth it's even worse than this, since I count 629 references to other IRS publications in that guide.
- tathougies 8y agoYou also need to take into account the fact that you will need to file a tax return in the state you live in, as well as every state you work in. If you're a consultant on the East Coast and have been to 15 different states, then you'll need to file a federal return plus a return in each of the 15 states that correctly allocates whatever income you earned while working in those states. You're not doing this in a weekend, year, or decade, by yourself.
- inferiorhuman 8y agoSo I wrote my own payroll software a couple years ago. I knew full well in advance how complex it would be. I spent weeks digging into specs (both state and federal). I tried to validate everything. There were tests. I still got hassled by the IRS and FTB for getting things. The FTB was especially bad, but even the IRS isn't too keen to help out. I'm still trying to figure out how to unwind the mess with California. I've just been hit with this warning (after trying to log in, being forced to change my password, and attempting to find the landing page): You are about to leave the EDD's Employer Services Online website and will be taken to the EDD's Employer Services Online web page. The Employer Services Online web page will open in a new tab.