Most folks don't have taxes that are that complicated: most of those are businesses. Most people file somewhat simple returns. We can get most people using "Au

Most folks don't have taxes that are that complicated: most of those are businesses. Most people file somewhat simple returns. We can get most people using "Auto-tax", where basically the IRS sends you some information to check over, including what you are going to get back or owe. We can do this for all of the commonly used forms, not just the EZ forms. Most folks aren't subject to "subjective" taxes. Other places do it, after all. The IRS has the information. And it would probably increase tax revenue since it is easier to collect taxes that are easy to pay. (Sales tax is collected at purchase since few people self-report: Sales tax is even easier on the average person if included in price instead of added at the register). You can require that the IRS err on behalf of the taxpayer and require it to give the maximum refund (or pay the least tax). And it isn't like the auto-file would be final: You still get the option for corrections (because mistakes happen) and can still self file.