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I don't know man, the redesigned 1040 forms are pretty easy to fill out: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf
by matthewaveryusa 7y ago
I don't know man, the redesigned 1040 forms are pretty easy to fill out:
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf
- pandapower2 7y agoSerious question from a non-American. Do you actually have to fill that out as part of doing your tax return?
- astura 7y agoIf you do your taxes manually, yes. What the software does is fill out the form for them.
- magashna 7y agoFiling taxes is notoriously obtuse.
- bane 7y agoThis is for very simple cases. It doesn't take much before you end up with hours upon hours of paperwork (usually because of property ownership or investments or similar).
- froindt 7y agoThat's the bare minimum you'll have to fill out. If you have investment accounts, you tack on more forms. If you have an inheritance, there's more paperwork. If you withdraw from your retirement accounts, you could have more.
- MatthewMcDonald 7y agonot to mention filing state returns
- pandapower2 7y agoWTF? I honestly had no idea that state returns were a thing.
- reaperducer 7y agoI don't know man, the redesigned 1040 forms are pretty easy to fill out: Anyone whose life is so plain and simple that they can do their taxes with just a 1040 or a 1040EZ form really doesn't understand how taxes work.
- astura 7y agoI don't see how "hide all the complexity with a million attached schedules" is a meaningful improvement in ease of use.