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I feel like the IRS should just make the rules of the tax code in a spec that can be implemented by many. The french already do this as of the 90's, and there
by zdw 4y ago
I feel like the IRS should just make the rules of the tax code in a spec that can be implemented by many.
The french already do this as of the 90's, and there was a modernization effort detailed here: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3446804.3446850 https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3446804.3446850
- yieldcrv 4y agoThat is comprehensive, but I believe I benefit from the current system in the US. There is no one single professional, bureaucrat, or representative that understands the simultaneous and interrelated parts of the tax code. And from I can tell, telling people what compliant thing you found almost guarantees that it changes. There is an incentive to let the rest of people operate in ignorance and disbelief, while they squabble over “fair share” without defining what that is.
- elteto 4y agoActually, I saw a comment on HN a while back where someone posted a link to a github repo maintained by some government agency (maybe the CBO? but I think it was more obscure). It was a complete and up to date implementation of the US tax code! They used it to run simulations and estimate tax impact on proposals. Edit: I think it's this one: https://policyengine.github.io/policyengine-us//index.html https://policyengine.github.io/policyengine-us//index.html Edit 2: _This one_ is the actual one, policyengine just wraps this: https://taxsim.nber.org/taxsim35/ https://taxsim.nber.org/taxsim35/