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There are an incredible number of moving parts with circumstances that may seem trivial, such as a master limited partnership or a foreign company paying divide
by niggler 14y ago
There are an incredible number of moving parts with circumstances that may seem trivial, such as a master limited partnership or a foreign company paying dividends. Unless the entire world can standardize on taxes, these complications can't go away because not all information is properly reported or reported in a timely manner
- maxerickson 14y agoSure. But a system that only addressed the needs of 100 million people with simple taxes might still be a good idea (I realize that the thing exists. Free File is urged on by the government and has wide reach. I don't like that it is roughly designed to prevent the IRS from developing any sort of direct servicing).
- niggler 14y agoYou are looking at a group of a small percentage of that (at most a few million people) who make enough that they are not eligible for 1040A/1040EZ (the 1040A cutoff is roughly 100K) yet don't have particularly complicated tax situations. That pales in comparison to the people who can be catered by the free tax systems.
- maxerickson 14y agoI'm saying that I don't like the current free file implementation. Who it covers (or not) isn't particularly part of my dislike for it. I'm admitting that it covers a great deal of people.