Posted on 09/07/2011 5:54:25 AM PDT by markomalley
What’s next, the government collects your paycheck and sends you what they think you need?
In your dreams.
In order to do your taxes they have to track every dollar you make and spend.
There have already been proposals for exactly that.
the 1040 uberEZ:
How much did you make last year? $________________
Send it in.
Thank You,
Your Friends at the IRS
Millions of people do their own. There is no middle man.
This is just another way to scam money out of people without them knowing it. "Just sign here."
If they want to close loopholes, a consumer, rather than an income tax would do the trick. The problem is, democrats would also be forced to pay taxes, so the dem politicians would never go along with it.
There was a proposal to do just that in the UK last year. Don't know what ever became of it.
Like letting your bookie pick horses for you.
They already do this. It’s called Tax Estimate notices.
However, they give you minimum writeoffs, deductions, child credits, etc.
For example they sent me a 2009 tax estimate bill for $19,000. And asked me to sign and return with payment. Or I could send in my own tax forms within 30 days. I sent my own and and received a rebate (overpayment) check from them for $2,500. Only a $21,500 swing. LOL!
That’s a pretty stupid idea. Sure, the IRS might have your income figures but how long would it take them to prepare forms for your verification and signature? Information doesn’t start gettting to them until 1/31 each year and they wouldn’t be able to process that info by 4/15. Super employees they are not. Move the filing deadline to December maybe?
Not to mention deductions as already stated in the article. I guess the proponents of this proposal figure taxpayers would be too stupid to realize they are entitled to deductions or do they intend to do away with those also?
Red flags went higher after reading this failure’s name: “Obama’s former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Austan Goolsbee made a strong case for it in a 2006”
Millions of people do their own. There is no middle man.
This is just another way to scam money out of people without them knowing it. "Just sign here."
If they want to close loopholes, a consumer, rather than an income tax would do the trick. The problem is, democrats would also be forced to pay taxes, so the dem politicians would never go along with it.
And if I do my own taxes, do I get a credit? There’s no way the IRS could do my taxes unless they manage my properties, too.
Don’t give them ideas. Though some already like that one.
It will just guarantee that every taxpayer will get a bill, and never a refund. Just mail in a check, and don’t even think about contesting what we say you owe, if you know what’s good for you.
bump
The brits have done this or are thinking about doing this.
I would be rich if I had MY lump sum.
P.S. They're not getting my mattress!!!
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