Taxes 2005

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Originally Posted by wolf

Riddle me this, batman ... If I just paid $40 for Turbotax Deluxe with the state package, why are they asking me for ANOTHER $30 to submit my returns electronically?

Government - Congressmen whose taxes are done for them by government employees - have made taxes so complicated that ‘Turbo Tax’, et al estimates you will spend maybe $100 for the software. Once it was only $20. Stopped using those expensive tax programs about 4 years ago when prices were easily over $50 - and increasing. Instead use one of those free tax programs offered by the IRS web site whenever I can.

Another trick is to download the *.PDF form and fill in those numbers. Print or mail that form. However the *.PDF form still does not add numbers automatically as it could.

One law: every Congressman must do their own taxes without any consultants or tax lawyers. Suddenly tax laws will get readable again. I don't expect it to happen. Too many Congressmen (ie Delay, Stevens) make laws they want because they are loyal and self serving Democrats and Republicans - which means being American is secondary. Yes I do question their patriotism - such as the rudderless Nancy Pelosi.

Did the software get 4 times more complex compared to when it was only $20 for everything? No. But by encouraging incumbent Congressman to not simplify tax law, then everyone including the 'bought and paid for' Congressman profit at your expense. CPA costing $thousands are now required (and MBA types claim this creates more jobs and therefore makes the economy healthy).

Too many will welcome the 'Tax Cut' solution rather than attack the problem: ie Rick Santorum who is up for reelection this November.