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"We will continue our efforts to reduce
burden on taxpayers and simplify tax code."
Can you believe it? This lady, and I mean no disrespect here toward Ms. Olson - I'm sure she's a hard-working government employee who does a great job, but this lady, in my humble opinion, has her head in sand, as do virtually all politicians and other government authorities who have created ungodly monster know as Internal Revenue Code.
The IRS changes one little rule that removes one form from only 15% of all returns filed - and this gives IRS right to think that they are reducing burden on taxpayers??? (Keep in mind that there are over 100 million tax returns filed every year. So, if this Schedule B rule change affects 15 million people, that's a measly 15% of all tax returns filed.)
C'mon - what is wrong with this picture? Do you get my point?
Taking away one lousy form from a small percentage of tax returns filed - how is that reducing burden on taxpayers? It's not! It's a drop in bucket. It's peanuts. It doesn't even come close to making an impact on incredible burden that taxpayers have each year on April 15.
Furthermore, how does this one little change "simplify tax code"? I am appalled that a government official would even use phrase "simplify tax code". We have never had tax simplification. Never. Never ever! Since 1913, when tax code was first implemented, there has been nothing but tax complications, never tax simplifications.
The rules only get more and more complicated. Tax laws only get more and more complex. The Tax Code just gets bigger and bigger. Don't let politicians' hype fool you. Never for a minute should you believe government when they say that they are trying to "simplify tax code."
So, what's average taxpayer to do? If tax rules just get more complicated, how are you supposed to make any sense out of all this mess?
You only have 2 options, as I see it. One I offer tongue-in- cheek, other is "words-to-live-by."
OPTION #1: Become a Tax Professional and prepare hundreds of tax returns every year. That's only way I know for you to become sufficiently knowledgeable in crazy world of U.S. taxation. Obviously, this is not a viable option for 99.9% of population. But you get point.
OPTION #2: Hook up with a Tax Professional. Find someone else who does tax returns for a living. Not your "family tax preparer", you know, Uncle Fred who likes doing returns and so offers to do yours for free. But an experienced tax person who does hundreds of returns every year and can help you make sense out of most nonsensical collection of rules on planet.
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