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Agreed. It's no wonder there's a whole industry built around helping people understand the semantics of the tax forms. “You keep using that word. I do not thin
by troymc 4y ago
Agreed. It's no wonder there's a whole industry built around helping people understand the semantics of the tax forms.
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” -Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride.
- woodruffw 4y agoYou're not wrong, but I really don't think the blame for this particular term of art can be hoisted on the IRS. As far as government definitions go, this one isn't too bad for what they have to work with[1]. [1]: https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1040gi#en_US_2022_publink1000111717 https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1040gi#en_US_2022_publink1...