AlexeyMalykhin
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But I use turbotax for free..
When living in New Zealand, my mind was blown that the government would just do the taxes for you. They only ask you to review them to make sure they haven’t made an error.
May 17, 2021 11:22 PM
AlexeyMalykhin
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When living in New Zealand, my mind was blown that the government would just do the taxes for you. They only ask you to review them to make sure they haven’t made an error.
nickamont
There's a bill by Sen. Warren being introduced that finally does this. Contact your senators and tell them to support it!
DiarmuidRyan
In Ireland it's automatically done for me. I then get a yearly statement with everything I paid etc. I can then dispute if they are wrong.
rebelhead
I used it here in Canada. Did my wife and I. Their software is well designed. I only paid to import last year's data into this one.
regicidalveggie
my local gov does this because its more cost effective and it is so nice
Steelcan
Taxes seriously aren't that hard unless you itemize, takes 15 min
vjmurph
I itemized this year and it was really easy as well. I have always just printed the forms and mailed them in. Helps me understand the system
JabocDeHog
https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/
neogeo0823
I do my taxes for free via Credit Karma. H&R Block and other tax prep services that charge can eat shit. I pay $0 to file fed and state.
CPatricoo
I mean the government doesnt know. You filled out your W4 and told them and now you have to fix it. Also take some time on Youtube or 1/2
CPatricoo
Something to learn how to file your taxes. If youre a single income earner then its pretty easy.
DrTriclops
Dude, go to the irs website. Tons of options for efile. It was really easy to find a legitimately free option, state and fed
DrTriclops
https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/
notme222
There are free filing services unless you make too much money, in which case you probably benefit from looking at the details.
Gamegeneral
If you're below a certain wage level (like $29,999, maybe?), go to the IRS website and hunt around until you can find the free file option
dunkum09
max is 72k for the full service, but even above that you can file for free, you just have to do a bit more work
fregeek
I like the discounts, and I’m not sure the gov would know about them unless I fill some form.
silverwolf0
This is your typical oversimplified BS on the web. Ifyou want the government to surveil every source of income and control everything,.
silverwolf0
Basic tax prep for a wage earner is free. What credits you choose to claim is also up to you. Only people with complicated taxes need help.
SlowerDwightYouIgnorantSlut
Fuck TurboTax sideways.
BatmansUnderPantsAreSoSoft
Freetaxusa. It's a free turbo tax. Been using it for years
ultradongle
So when I finally incorporated my business and went from a sole proprietor to an S-Corp I was both thrilled and appalled and how little 1/2
ultradongle
I was required to pay in taxes. My tax burden went down by like $8000. 2/2
soromon
Much of this is because you aren't paying as much into Social Security and Medicare anymore (FICA).
dlarrydlarry
Freetaxusa.com. Free fed e-file and a small state file fee for anything
NekoTech
.
soromon
Myfreetaxes.com - both federal and state free.
EatMyclearGravy
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byebuddyhopeyoufindyourdad
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IAmGodot
Easy solution here is to stop using TurboTax. I'm an accountant who hates filing his own taxes and I haven't paid for tax software in years.
IAmGodot
There are free options. I use Credit Karma. I have a coworker who uses FreeTaxUSA. Most people could file on paper.
SoupForMyFamily
anon1869
Credit karma is free. Like actually free, not the "free" that turbo tax offers for only 1 year
Illiad86
Usually use the IRS and my states filing, but used Credit Karma Tax this year because of extra forms I had no clue how to fill out lol
Illiad86
Forms for 401k taxes and whatnot, had to take some out of it last year
braidedeagle
How is absolute fuck is that legal?
MyBigMouth
In the same way that bribery is legal in the US... sorry lobbying.
Ozhound
Govt doesn't know what your deductibles are, or any assets you might have sold or acquired during the year. Max Berger isn't very smart
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djbananarama
Yeah. US taxes are legit complicated. And with a country of 350mil, it’s stupid to think the Gov should do them for us.
StupidInternetPoints
https://www.taxslayer.com/ I only paid about $100 to do mine here. with all the small business BS that's required.
notme222
I've been using FreeTaxUsa for years and I'm pretty happy with it for everything including Schedule C.
StupidInternetPoints
Oh, thanks for the tip!
laurenfirefairy
They and H&R block hide it but are required to offer a free version. If you dont have a personal accountant it probably will work 4 u
yourbassist
Most people also don't qualify for it.
laurenfirefairy
Oh see i figured it would work for anyone who doesn't own a business.
ErectileFunction
If they told you what they know, you wouldn't report the rest.
tufkab
As opposed to people willingly reporting what the government doesn’t know about?
ErectileFunction
I'm not sure I understand, but a lot of freelancers under-report income.
tufkab
My point exactly. Whether they they tell you what you owe or you do your own taxes, nobody is going to report anything off the books.
Christx30
That's why I like cash tips when I DoorDash. It's not recorded anywhere. And it can get better food for my kids. I got a $20 from a guy I
Christx30
delivered a pizza. Used it to get my kids burgers that night, and had some left over for gas.
LumpPump
had a friend that was gonna do that for their dd driver once, but guess since she didnt say she was tipping in the app they took over 2hours
RoadskiN
Living in New Zealand, it's great just having all taxes sorted for you, and no tipping. You basically just pay what's shown, easy
r0b074p0c4lyp53
What happens if you have deductibles? The government wouldn't know about that
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
Same in The Netherlands, and I assume most of Europe
wuttwuttinthebuttbutt
It is absolutely free, and not that difficult, to file your taxes directly with the IRS. HR also offers free filing for most standard claims
DarthFutuza
Look at Mr. Accountant Who Understands Legal Jargon And Tax Code Over Here making it look easy.
Frostycopper
The rules are right there for you to grab too
JuxtaposeIsANeatWord
This is mostly inaccurate
StupidInternetPoints
No, they don't. If you are filing small business stuffs, it's about $400. We need Schedule C. :/
notme222
I just want to say that Schedule C can be done for free as well. Just not at H&R.
StupidInternetPoints
If I had a clue how to on my own, I may do that in the future.
notme222
I use Freetaxusa, right in the browser. Easily carries over info from year to year as well. Something to consider for the future.
StupidInternetPoints
You told me already, but will do that in the future, for sure. I gotta report this year yet. The joys of a small business. :/
d3jake
I think op meant personal filingd.
CheesecakePi
For most places, it's only free if you have like, an absolute bare-bones basic return. Anything else, they upcharge you. And, while I'd /1
dunkum09
how many people need to file anything beyond a basic return though? especially with the increased standard deduction
CheesecakePi
Enough people to keep the entire tax preparation industry in business. Farmers, contract workers (potentially), anyone with an HSA, if /1
CheesecakePi
you sold any stocks/investments, or took money out of a retirement plan/account... any one of dozens of small things could do it. 2/2
CheesecakePi
say figuring out your taxes is easier than most people give it credit for (the IRS actually does tend to do pretty good at explaining the /2
CheesecakePi
different forms and deductions and stuff on their website), it's not something that many people really have the time to figure out. 3/3
redzero700
The government doesn't tell you because companies like turbo tax offer their service for free. What? Oh sorry no you don't qualify for it.
AverySillyName
They also tell you that you don't qualify after an hour of bullshit
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
It's pretty weird... Last year, I was able to do my taxes, for free, via the irs.gov website. This year? It gave me TurboTax and H&RBlock..
myhousesmellsliketuna
Just use credit karma... I do at least. Got $5k back this year
DevilDolly
What in the sweet jesus??? I never get more than $5-600 back a year. I would literally commit a crime to get an extra $5k.
myhousesmellsliketuna
Have a kid :) I've always gotten 1500+ though.
blennox
Frequently, literal crime generates profits far in excess of $5k lol
XnFM
Yeah, being too poor for food healthcare and having a flex account to cover health expenses excludes you from free. Gotta make enough to
XnFM
Afford the good healthcare plans or leave your ass hanging out medically to get the free service.
KingCyrus
The gov doesn’t tell you because small gov advocates realized if you add up your bill it hurts more, making tax cuts easier to pass.
zfournier16
Well no it is free if you make it threw the mini game without pressing the wrong button
WonderfunkJones
TurboTax sneaks in so many prices and shit it's ridiculous. You finish your taxes and out of nowhere they tack on 80 dollars.
JoeT85
not actually true, but it's fun to think a conspiracy that big could go without someone flapping their kisser about it.
xcelita
Except that it is true: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/03/22/521132960/episode-760-tax-hero
JoeT85
Well, I'll be monkeys uncle
NotSomoneElse68
I had heard this was a deal with the IRS. They wouldn't start their own free tax system as long as other companies offer a free option.
HalfScram
https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2018/07/18/tax-filing-congress-irs-000683/
NotSomoneElse68
But I can't find anything on it right now...so
benthebarman
They have free services theyre just super hard to find and use
SomeKid
Creditkarma tax was free and easy.
ROGUEdenied
www.freetaxusa.com is free you only pay $14.99 for state filing. I have used it for years.
thegreybison
14.99 isn't free tho
DanaConti5
They’re on the IRS website. They just change from year to year which is annoying
Kookycranium
Www.irs.gov will have free state specific filing sites that are free. It cost me 37.50 for my state filing :)
HollyRex
I’m confused. $37.50 isn’t free?!
astrangehop
My state was free as well. It was just the worst designed site ever.
myhousesmellsliketuna
State vs. federal. Federal is free all state taxes will have a fee most likely.
HollyRex
They only mentioned state so I was confused! Like- where are people getting free state filing?! Thank you!
Kookycranium
State taxes cost the 37.50. Federal was free.
HollyRex
Thanks for the clarification!
NinjaCongo
There are so, so, sooo many absolutely fucked aspects of the American society I was totally unaware of before I joined Imgur.
DickInAToaster
Which perfect country do you live in?
iwanderedlonelyasacloud
Ignorance is truly blissful, as long as you don't go around putting your ignorance on others!
CrispHorseBeans
Everything is a god damn industry.
OstinPower2020
Same here. As a child I was so jealous of American lifestyles. Now I see USA as a backwards, dengerous country.
LeSethX
I thought of this when a Canadian Twitch streamer joked about running on a platform of paying taxes for free.
dlingus20203
No country is innocent
Sinael
It is build with sole purpose of extracting money from the guillible
dlingus20203
All societies ate corrupt
totolapse
How we are gonna convince people escapes me. Looks like we wait for the die off.
TarrkertheNewt
Remember to take things with a grain of salt, so to say. Everything seems really extreme when you're seeing it through media. :)
totolapse
Part of being an adult is learning how to deal with the media.
OffendedSkeleton
Fair to some extent but one function of government IMO is to stabilize and make life more predictable for people by eliminating edge cases.
notme222
Heck, the upvotes for you (and downvotes for me) just demonstrate how people come here to wallow in misery. Save yourself if you can.
spidermenz
I do not come here to wallow in misery! I come here to watch cute shit and interesting shit, and downvote the rest
PoppaBigBear
Buckle up princess, this shit show ain't over yet!!
dogandfrienddog
We're a country whose entire ethos is blind greed.
Chronocide23
To be fair, If you make under 72k a year its free. So its not all bad. Sauce: https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/
VindictiveBathToaster
They do their best to bury the free options tho because providing a free service isn’t profitable.
DecentUsernameUnavailable
The point here is not the cost of filing, but rather all of the information has been collected from your employer and presented to done.
webslinger007
Same. It makes me hate being American.
Ribaldrie
I once had alcohol poisoning and got charged $2,000 for a bag of saline and an hour in a hospital chair.
genericanamoly
Donating plasma would have been about the same, and you could have got like 50 bucks and no debt.
arthonnen93
And the list goes on... and on... and... can we just overthrow these corrupt asshats yet?
xXxSTEVOxXx
People complaining about aLL tHiS PoLiTiCaL stUfF wanna keep you in the dark about it too
TheObstinateOne
I want to see less, but also agree everyone should see it, where does that put me?
Gaiashining
I wanted to know it until I realised that nothing would ever be done about it and the bad guys will always win.
ThereWillBeDownvotes
Fucked with the rest of us, mate.
notme222
The one thing Imgur will do is give you a non-stop stream of pessimism. That doesn't make it true, though.
TarrkertheNewt
You are not wrong and the downvotes, ironically, kinda prove you right. Social media is where objectivism goes to die. x_x
HarmonyIsTemporary
Ok but the turbo tax thing is true.
TarrkertheNewt
Who said that it wasn't?
HarmonyIsTemporary
They are a powerful and wealthy lobby.
notme222
That they lobby? Sure. That you have to go through them? Absolutely not. Ironically this post is effectively advertising for them.
HarmonyIsTemporary
Ugh you’re right re the advertising!
xXxSTEVOxXx
"TurboTax turns what the government should be doing for free into a paid service" "Fake news!"
notme222
There are lots of free tax services. If you're telling people they have to go through TurboTax then yes, "fake news".
xXxSTEVOxXx
Idk if anyone said that tho
TarrkertheNewt
Ironic considering that your initial comment is also something that nobody said.
Jarjarthejedi
Sure there are. If you want to spend more time on it. TurboTax lobbies to make it so you have the choice of paying money or paying time.
Jarjarthejedi
Other places without such powerful businesses and open bribery/lobbying make it easy because there's no reason besides greed not to.
enferno8
Ok but the US is pretty fucked for real tho
notme222
Did I mention "non-stop"?
eathotdog
Are you dumb or just ignorant
TarrkertheNewt
Who said that it wasn't?
W0b0
You should see what a deductible means for health insurance. ?
strangelyaddicting
As someone with a lot of health problems and absolutely amazing health insurance... I still spend about 10k a year. Fuck American greed.
transference
Spoiler: it means that you “have insurance” but still have to pay for everything yourself.
J3lek
Only when you pay the deductible amount can you get insurance money for medical care. Oh and its an anual deductible.
nightripper
"This isn't even my final form!" -Coinsurance
nightripper
We're well on our way to a corporatocracy. Great if you're rich, third world if you're not.
Dafoosa2
Oligarchy
Gordeba
I feel like it won't ever quite get there, but already is a plutocracy.
Rolsun
Always has been
Rolsun
We're basically there, targeted advertising and algorithms dictate what "society" is. Human psychology does the rest.
totolapse
I agree. By the time I understood what corporatocracy was, we'd been one for a while.
Kalicula
Don't worry Canada is basically the same. We just have healthcare
ReddDalek
And manners and a willingness to join humanity?
CommodoreStab
Except dental care. And optometry. For some reason.
thesupersonic
Most of my American issues stem from not having good healthcare
MtMuschmore
And weed.
alorium
But your groceries are so much more expensive ;(
woodChuckChucker
Assuming you live in a part of canada where you can get access to healthcare
notyetadaddy
That’s a pretty big one though. Healthcare would ease so much of my daily stress and nightly terrors
ReddDalek
Try jumping off a high height but do it properly?
notyetadaddy
Options
sweethome
#1 reason I’ve stuck with my very stressful job :/
Twiddist
It's easy to say that but they're a vastly different culture. They wear shoes in the house for God's sake.
thorinc
You're referring to Americans, right? Canadians don't wear their shoes in the house, typically.
Twiddist
Yes.
sploofy9
As a canadian, we're like a distant second to japan in not wearing shoes in the house.
DarthMaulOfAmerica
Canada is America in Creative Mode instead of Survival
ReddDalek
America is America on the downwardspiral to find new Indians commies terrorists etc fill in contemporary space_____?
IAmHollyw00d
Oof
LordGrime
Oof
ialoneambest
Oof
johneventually1
Oof
QTLingTorrasque
Nah dude we have a bunch of problems but there is no comparing to the many levels of nonsense in America.
Srcsqwrn
I 4000% would never want to trade being Canadian for being American.
Kehy
When things get better plague wise, do come visit. It's a beautiful land with a rich history. Just ignore like 10% of the population
Srcsqwrn
I think I'm just gonna hang out with rhe maple syrup, the moose, and the snow. I'll appreciate the US from afar.
LAMovieDesign
As an American who lived in Canada for 5 years, I completely agree with you. There’s a party here who knows they have to cheat to win. 1/
LAMovieDesign
And I’m not talking about the donkeys.
Omnimorph2112
Glad I live in a country they calculate it for you and automatically take it from your wages.
Sipulikeitto
And you just don't have to do anything unless your salary drastically changes one way or other.
Obnoxious
Yup. Same. And every year we will in a form to check it but it always checks out.
MostLikelyNotWearingPants
We don’t have a flat tax and get deductions for certain expenses. So you make 50k, but only 30k of it may be taxable. It ain’t that hard.
Megvilla
England?
dlingus20203
As it should be
OstinPower2020
Same. You can also ask them for detailes. Online for free.
Neoeon
I live in a country where the tax people don't give a fuck how much you report you earn provided it's not too low or high, if you're self
Neoeon
employed. I could tell them I earn 10-20% less than I do and no one would ever notice.
aethryll
Some businesses in the US do that as well. Thats part of why some small businesses prefer cash, that and merchant fees
Taxicat
There’s a LOT of extra factors that can go into an American tax form, and a lot of it involved into the IRS doesn’t have access to, >
Taxicat
>such as records of medical expenses, property tax records, mortgage payments, alimony, who’s claiming which kid, etc.
dlingus20203
Forced compliance. Pinko commie
JoeT85
I could explain the American system, but that's no fun. But yeah, we do shit the hard way. All the time.
tr26
They do that, but only what you ask, so you better estimate close to reality or you'll either owe or overpay.
gaidinbdj
That's the same in the US. At the end of the year you get a statement with how much you made and how much they withheld. The thing...
gaidinbdj
...that might make it complicated is if you spent money on things that are tax deductible or have tax credits. Then you have to do a few...
gaidinbdj
...minutes of primary school arithmetic before sending it in. For most people, the whole process is <10-20 minutes once a year.
gaidinbdj
Since they made it a law that tax preparers have to offer free federal filing, most people just do it online and skip even the arithmetic.
iQuitlmgurAndNeverLookedBack
Yup! The irony of the U.S. preaching to other Countries -- on a litany of topics -- is beyond comical.
nolzvader
What does your country do if you pay a part time nanny in cash and you want to write it off as child care expense?
messica2
I don't understand why y'all get to have nice things but we (USA) can't. What the hell is wrong with us
AccountCreatedToUpvoteDogs
Serious question, how does non-wage income get taxed? Like bank interest or capital gains from selling stock?
Femto505
It's probably a flat tax for them.
LowKeyUltracrepidarian
In the US there's capital gains taxes you pay in addition to income taxes. Over 500k is like 42% if I remember correctly
JackOfAllTirades
Maybe for short term capital gains (stocks sold less than 1 year of purchase). Long term capital gains I think is capped at 21%. Possibly 28
LowKeyUltracrepidarian
You get a form from your brokerage you plug in and they say you owe xyz
AccountCreatedToUpvoteDogs
Okay, so in a way that's part of a USA tax return, you owe all that extra tax paid annually. When would you send in your extra?
MrBoh
That's .. What we do too
Radioface09
Glad I live in a country that let's me file for free because I don't make enough money
CGWN
The IRS subsidizes free file systems, but if you need to declare certain kinds of income it requires you to pay out the nose. Ex: my return
CGWN
suddenly cost $125 (state + federal) because I had $6 of "Broker/exchange" income related to trying out P2P lending years ago.
aethryll
I was skeptical of it at first, but Credit Karma has always free filing, even with brokerage fees. I've used them the last 2 years
mostlyjustheretoupvotefunnycomments
You mean the software you chose to help you with your return cost $125, right? Filing is free...
LrrrRulerofThePlanetOmicronPerseiVIII
1) they tell you it’s not gonna be free when you’re almost finished in situations like this 2) filing is de facto not free because most >
CGWN
Yes, the free e-file program through H&R Block suddenly requires you to pay $125. Still free to copy everything and mail out paper forms.
Bardoctor
So I'm legitimate curious, how do they account for all the tax credits? Do you have to tell them?
doomscrollerextroadinaire
My experience is you can simply ask what tax returns are owed to you, and they'll reimburse you. Never had any hassles.
DestinyPrevails
Denmark: The Gov. register a lot of it, so only if you have non-public debt, drive to work or tax-avoid do you really have to do extra work.
ImAnActionBirb
Yes, but you don’t know them all, so you sometimes pay an accountant to find them for you. Which they don’t bother with all the time.
ImAnActionBirb
That’s another way the rich get richer- they can afford to find the best accountants to find “credits”
GoliathSkittles
In Australia, your employment earnings are all recorded as well as how much tax they take and how much tax they should have taken etc and >
AncientSeraph
Same in NL.
GoliathSkittles
< then during tax season you can make adjustments if it's wrong (or if you had some non-recorded income or whatever) and then just list >
GoliathSkittles
< your deductibles like uniforms, if you have a work phone/car etc as well as any charitable donations, then it calculates it all for you.
GoliathSkittles
I should add this is all recorded by and filled out on just a government run website, you can pay someone to do it for you and they will >
sabian92
Why Americans put up with the bullshit they do… I have no idea. Freedom my ass.
YangKoete
Because changing it is hard and the other half of the people that would like it don't understand the path they need to take.
squirrelrubbinghisnips
Because patriotism is just a nicer way of saying blind nationalism
waxy365
Cos they've been conditioned since child birth to honour the flag and government etc.
N0HATS
Also dont you love it when yourr hated by ypur peers when it doesnt work as well on you? When you start to point out cracks in the system?
shialebuff
It’s not even that, that’s half, the other half doesn’t have enough power to fight both corps and the dumb half.
sabian92
I know, it’s fucking insane. I like America, I got married in San Diego as well but Jesus Christ I’m glad I don’t live there.
G0MeatCube
Where do you live
sabian92
UK. Not saying we don’t have our issues, but America is… confusing. Guns. Trump. No tax included in prices. Pledging allegiance in schools.
Obnoxious
tierghan
Portion of our population is easily manipulated, and we can’t change shit cause nobody on top is willing to listen and take action. We are
tierghan
Quite literally stuck with these policy’s because our voice is not being heard.
finnsto
Savings interest and investments don't get taxed directly, mortgage interest is tax deductible. There's tons of reasons to file taxes.
Wobbixx
Oh, they do that. They take too much, then you have to send them the forms to request the rest back. And make sure you request enough.
Valkyyria
Its relatively easy in germany. As a private person, you can put like everything in there, if its wrong you just dont get the amount back.
Valkyyria
If there was an error, you dont really get in trouble, as privat people cant know all laws.
Taxicat
Depends on your withholding. I had to try and explain to a few families that if they didn’t fix their withholding, they’d end up >
Taxicat
>owing several thousand dollars once their next eldest child turned 17 and they lost another $2K worth of Child Tax Credit.
stondeed
Damn, in Finland its all automatic and they pay you back + interest. All you have to do is to say how much you make in a year (+deductibles)
Craizie
That's kinda on you and how you filled out your w4, too. I eye ball it and get pretty close to breaking even.
ProgeriaProstitutes
I don't have to request it. They just deposit the surplus back automatically.
ThereWillBeDownvotes
The gov't doesn't do that. Your employer does it based on the selections you make when you fill out the paperwork. You don't have to do that
Wobbixx
Depends on where the withholdings are coming from. Employers are not the only ones who withhold.egState unemployment systems and student aid
yourmomscheese
You’re being downvoted but I have learned the hard way it’s definitely your employer in combo with withholdings. I owed $9200 federal bc my
yourmomscheese
Employer under collected even with 0 dependents. Had a damn near heart attack when I did my taxes. Made worse when I paid for a second perso
yourmomscheese
N to do them because I thought the first one had to be wrong
aFadingMemory
Right on the first half, wrong about not having to do it except in very specific circumstances, ie you will owe no tax and owed none last yr
aFadingMemory
If you claim exempt on a W4 or a high number of allowances to avoid accurate deductions it is a crime.
ThereWillBeDownvotes
Fair enough, I ran out of characters and didn't want to follow up
Flortzweich
But not tooooo much... Or SURPRISE BUTTFUCKINGAUDIT
Imactuallysatanindisguise
I got audited due to TT filing my taxes differently after I'd reviewed. Fucked me for three years trying to pay the fines.
datester35
I mean you could probably not file at all since withholdings are enough, what are they gonna do, audit you and give you money?
drcurlyfat
Yes. They do sometimes, actually.
Wobbixx
But only for the poor people. The rich people paying no taxes, on the other hand, don't get audited
clevernametom
I’m on my phone so I can’t search for the data, but your likelihood to be audited goes up exponentially the more money you make
Wobbixx
That's simply untrue. The IRS has gone on record as saying they don't audit high wealth individuals as the legal costs to do so are too high
ImJustSoFckingSickOfThisBllsht
It costs too much money, and the IRS doesn't have enough manpower or legal staff to audit the rich. This is by design.
drcurlyfat
I get your point....but the IRS isn't bothering to audit poor/normal/upper-middle-class people.
derpygirl
Hahaha no I got audited make under the middle class higher limits.... IRS only audits the middle class with property...
bl00dyg33k
They do bother to audit people who can't pay lawyers to put up a fight.
spx39
You're very wrong actually https://www.npr.org/2020/10/19/925501102/the-wealthy-getting-less-scrutiny-on-taxes
GodTurkey
I think biden has said he wants to fund the irs more so they can afford to go after rich people more
YouHaveNoodsAndIHaveAnInbox
Yeah but with that extra funding they could go after so many more poor people. The goal is to fuck up peoples lives, right?
lncorrectGrammerNazi
I really hope so. I'm tired of them getting away with it.
CommanderShitFace
Please
ThisPleasesZulthar
I believe I saw something recently that he increased their budget by about 10%, and gave them a little more power
Z3r0fux0r
Hey also just approved weapons sales to Israel