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Nina Tatlock's avatar

I’ve received those letters before. After getting one, I always say that the IRS already knows how much each of us owe, so they could just make it easier and send us all a bill instead of making us fill out all of those forms….or having to pay some corporation to fill out the forms for us.

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Abdullah Al Bahrani's avatar

Our tax system is frustratingly complex, it’s even more frustrating when you realize it can be made easier but the choice is to make it a painful experience.

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Jeremy Ney's avatar

Taxes are one of the key drivers of economic incentives and so when we have more transparency, those incentives become more direct and visible. Great article

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Antowan Batts's avatar

Those errors are why i considered becoming an enrolled agent at one point to better help underserved communities. This seems like a good first step but more is needed.

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