• pwnicholson@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    They don’t know how many deductable donations you made in the year, major purchases you want to write off the taxes for, other deductions you qualify for, tax credits from home improvements, etc. You’d have to do a simple flat tax system with no deductions or credits for that to work.

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      1 year ago

      Then do the Swedish system. They send you a form with your information, you verify it, and if it’s correct you just flippin’ text them and they send you your money. If you have other deductions or additions you send them the information.

      Whatever the case, the government already knows your regular earnings and for anyone that doesn’t take extra deductions there’s no reason not to simplify it to that extent.

    • fnie@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      you forgot about the hundreds of annual changes Congress makes to the tax code that the IRS is tasked with implementing