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> Maybe I’m overly cynical, but creating tax returns for everyone for free would prevent the IRS from allowing you to incriminate yourself by mis-filing (intent
by sergiosgc 7y ago
> Maybe I’m overly cynical, but creating tax returns for everyone for free would prevent the IRS from allowing you to incriminate yourself by mis-filing (intentionally or not) and then levying huge penalties and interest on you 10 years later.
Many countries pre-fill the tax return, but require the citizen to submit it. The citizen is responsible for the submitted information, not the government.
- adolph 7y agoThat would expose the level of identity theft that the IRS does nothing about and actively tries to hide by refusing to provide identity theft victims with documentation. https://web.archive.org/web/20161209003500/http://www.ayotte.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1971 https://web.archive.org/web/20161209003500/http://www.ayotte...