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Originally Posted by Shane R
I've always wondered why the US govt couldn't just send me a bill. They have all the data anyway.
If I agree, I sign and pay/indicate where to send the refund. If I disagree, then I prepare my own taxes and send them in.
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They don't have all the data. Nobody does. Especially not the taxpayer.
The system is so convoluted and it offers so many different carrots, often at cross-purposes, nobody can calculate an accurate tax. Certainly not them.
At most they could send you an inflated bill for half your income to see if you would rather overpay than try to whittle it down.