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There's also a political lobby (see: Grover Norquist) for the idea that filing taxes must never be made easier, because that will make them more palatable. Comb
by wool_gather 7y ago
There's also a political lobby (see: Grover Norquist) for the idea that filing taxes must never be made easier, because that will make them more palatable. Combined with their axiom that taxes are inherently bad, the result is an argument that tax filing should actually be as painful as possible. (The surprising strength of this lobby is one possible reason that the "file your taxes on a postcard" idea died a few years ago.)
- alistairSH 7y agoYeah, I don't buy Norquist's theory. Making taxes easier doesn't make them any more palatable. Probably the opposite because people would have a better understanding of how much they're paying. Right now, a lot of people mindlessly fill in their needlessly complex forms, and pray they get a refund or don't owe more than $20 or so (because that's all they have in their wallet).
- nightski 7y agoWorst case is you take the standard deduction. After being doubled in Trump's tax bill, it's often the right choice too.
- Consultant32452 7y agoIt's not really about the yearly filing but the withholding. Imagine if employers stopped withholding, each person got their full pay in their bank, and then had to write a check to the govt each month like they pay their power bill.