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Don’t forget the CPA trade associations who are right there with them lobbying for the same nonsense tax complexity.
by user3939382 5y ago
Don’t forget the CPA trade associations who are right there with them lobbying for the same nonsense tax complexity.
- tzs 5y agoThe tax code is complex because people do not want to pay tax, and so anything that is ambiguous or underspecified becomes a loophole, the closing of which generally adds complexity to the code.
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- avz 5y agoThere exist countries with simple tax code, inhabited by people who do not want to pay tax. Therefore any valid explanation why US has a comparatively complex tax code must cite something specific about the US. A generic reference to human nature explains nothing.
- tzs 5y agoWhat countries do you have in mind?
- djbebs 5y agoNo, the tax code is complex because the state wants to pick winners and losers.