Post #1345661
2026-04-16 01:01 UTC
filing taxes is never all that fun but this year in particular it is just icky - from the many changes (that don't actually have much positive impact for most regular or even somewhat well off Americans) to the ick factor of the upsell to the current president branded "accounts" for kids.
(and my child falls into the category of "doesn't actually get anything" but could get that account - I declined it as the minimal tax savings for my child aren't worth having anything with that name on it
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@Rycaut@mastodon.social 2026-04-16 01:03
taxes should be so simple that the government calculates what it thinks you owe them and tells you (likely far in advance of it being owed) and it is only in rare / unusual cases that you need to do much more - eliminate all the misc credits, all the misc deductions, make it far simpler and use mostly paperwork already filed with the government to calculate it. Only needing additional details in unusual cases (like you worked for someone who didn't actually file paperwork correctly)