I don’t know how, and at this point it’s too late to ask

Feb 7, 2018 1:56 PM

tax

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It's super simple unless you have a ton of money and assets or are self employed

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Never too late to learn! Fairly easy, for most people. Ask coworkers for advice. I prefer to use www.freefilefillableforms.com

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go to freefillableforms.com and practice a couple times. It's really not all that difficult once you figure out IRS speak.

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Companies that sell tax software successfully lobbied against the plan to abandon the requirement for people to fill out tax returns.

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1) If you're not chasing every possible deduction, it's not that big a deal. If you are chasing every possible deduction, then you need

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2) receipts for everything.

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bank robbery doesn't require tax returns does it?

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It actually does. Under federal law you are supposed to report all income even if it's illegally gained. That's how they go Al Capone.

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I prefer 980TI on my D-1CK.

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Tax law doesn't need lobbying from H&R Block to be complicated.

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1) It's only really complex in the potential deductions you take and the potential for being audited when you take said deductions. Other

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2) than lobbying for more obscure deductions, I'm not sure how you imagine such a lobby complicates the process.

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I'm abandoning this thread because there are no good opinions to be had. It's the obnoxious vs the lazy, and I don't like either side.

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Hah okay. Which of us is which?

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