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minus-squareThe Picard ManeuverOPMlinkfedilink4•7 days agoIt’s insanity. I’m sure there’s some rationale for it, but it seems like it could be so much simpler.
minus-square@Infynis@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish28•7 days agoThe rationale is the tax companies want it this way, and pay politicians a lot of money to keep it this way
minus-squareBoozillalinkfedilinkEnglish11•7 days agoI’m not an expert by any means, but my understanding is there is a “tax accounting lobby” that works hard to prevent any measures to simplify it, because they would go out of business. Intuit and others.
It’s insanity. I’m sure there’s some rationale for it, but it seems like it could be so much simpler.
The rationale is the tax companies want it this way, and pay politicians a lot of money to keep it this way
I’m not an expert by any means, but my understanding is there is a “tax accounting lobby” that works hard to prevent any measures to simplify it, because they would go out of business. Intuit and others.