> In countries where you just get told what your taxes are, many people don't really even know how to get deductions made I've got some bad news. It's not jus

> In countries where you just get told what your taxes are, many people don't really even know how to get deductions made I've got some bad news. It's not just those exotic countries. There are people inside the USA that don't understand deductions either. I've lived here my whole life here and I'm in my forties now. I always just use the standard or default. I'm not exactly sure why someone would or would not want a deduction. Are my taxes optimal? Probably not. This is ok. I'd like to at least have the option of having a simpler process.