You can do that without making them do all the paperwork. For nearly all taxpayers the IRS already knows how much you owe, and can give you a return that is al

You can do that without making them do all the paperwork. For nearly all taxpayers the IRS already knows how much you owe, and can give you a return that is already filled out. But people like Grover Norquist believe that anything that makes paying taxes easier will cause people to become more accepting of taxation in the first place. So we all need to suffer the pain of filling out a return from scratch, to make sure we have the right attitude towards taxes. Nobody is having the information hidden from them in any case. Even pre-filled from the IRS, it would be right in front of you.