(01-30-2019, 01:00 PM)B2hibry Wrote:

(01-30-2019, 12:31 PM)mikesez Wrote: We'll have something like the IRS for as long as the government collects taxes.
But we could have most people's income tax computed automatically.  The idea that we have to fill out a form, that the IRS then checks, is a big waste. 
The IRS could computer-generate a report showing what we owe/ what refund we should get, and give us a period to look it over and dispute it in case it's wrong.
That way, maybe only 1 in 10 of us even has to think about taxes, rather than all of us.

I kind of agree to this agency proactive point of view. They should have a pretty good estimate as to what each person owes. They could provide that with a tracking number so that it could be entered into a automated system with any changes. It does get a bit more difficult when there are investments, sales, etc. Perhaps simplify the code even more to bolster this method.

At the end of the day, I don't think the Federal Government is really interested in eliminating hundreds of thousands of jobs, and you also have to imagine there is serious lobbying going on from tax preparation firms as well. 

I look at this the same way if there was a cure for cancer discovered. Would it actually be allowed to see the light of day? Think of the amount of jobs lost and the impact on big pharm. 

Government is scary.

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