I can't speak for why this hasn't happened yet. This idea, though, was a small thing that was very appealing about Obama back in 2008: > Simplify Tax Filings

I can't speak for why this hasn't happened yet. This idea, though, was a small thing that was very appealing about Obama back in 2008: > Simplify Tax Filings for Middle Class Americans: Obama will dramatically simplify tax filings so that millions of Americans will be able to do their taxes in less than five minutes. Obama will ensure that the IRS uses the information it already gets from banks and employers to give taxpayers the option of pre-filled tax forms to verify, sign and return. Experts estimate that the Obama proposal will save Americans up to 200 million total hours of work and aggravation and up to $2 billion in tax preparer fees. From http://web.archive.org/web/20080716203213/http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/ObamaBlueprintForChange.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20080716203213/http://www.baracko... (I can't seem to find a more recent copy of this).