• Hegar@kbin.social
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    7 months ago

    No, I’m only 40 so I’ve never had to do a tax return by hand, I’ve always used a program.

    • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 months ago

      Which is exactly what Intuit and TurboTax want.

      Taxes should not require a third party to complete.

      It should be the government saying, “Based on the information we have available, you owe $x. If you believe that is incorrect, please submit Form 1A.”

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          7 months ago

          The 1040ez is even worse! Everything in the 1040ez the government already has on you!

          1040 with a schedule A I get. If you have some sort of situation where you need to deduct medical debt or something like that, something the government wouldn’t already have.

          But 1040ez…literally is you just sending the government the info on your W-2.

          That’s it.

          And if you get it wrong, straight to jail.

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            7 months ago

            If you just messed up, the penalty is… paying the tax you should have originally. Or receiving the refund you should have originally.

            It’s only if you are actually committing fraud (which requires intent) that you go to jail.