retire@40
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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perinova said:They should modify the system so that most people wouldn't have to file anything.
Think about it the govt receives all the data and can put it all together. They also know the tax laws a lot more than the people filing. They should send you the form filled out with a check or a bill.
The tax laws can easily be modified for that.
I just thought of something that I never heard anyone ever mention before. How about eliminating all federal income taxes and replacing it with a national property tax.
Your city or town already assesses your property value and you already pay local real estate taxes.
Why not have the federal, and state for that matter, just assess you in the same way? Everyone except the homeless (who don't pay taxes anyway) would pay.
No more tax returns, no more saving receipts, no more audits, all transparant, no more guessing at what your taxes may be, no more surprise AMT.