The basic return is easily done by a novice.
Our nation does not (for better or worse) operate on a pay as you go. Monetizing debt is the way and IS a too to even out the economy except when abused (like in 2009 and COVID).
Per farmers, the most recent "bad crop" payments were in 2012. Otherwise it was trade war payments or COVID Econ payments couple with PPP loans.
Many of us didn't attend college under current economics. Paying for college has become very difficult. That said, the quality of education has gone down and the returns for a degree have gone down.
None of us on here (well very few) could come close to ever paying "our fair share" of the Govt expenses for police, defense, EPA protections....and on and on.
We have all taken advantage of infllation and so forth. Mild inflation to the conservative is traditionally a sign of a good economy.
My taxes would be amazingly simple not for my small business and even then it's not terrible.
Some of you probably do have some complicated taxes (estate settlements and complicated business structures).
What has changed is that you really can't call the IRS anymore. Turbo Tax type programs/advice actually work pretty well, but occasionally you get a bad advisor.
FASFA is much more difficult than taxes and even that is better.
About 12 years ago I had a nightmare situation with the IRS over adoption credits. There were 2 sets of questions/audits coming from 2 different offices. I got 12k reduced down to 60 bucks which I paid not because I was wrong, but at that point it wasn't worth taking 3 hours to respond.
The Trump tax changes actually cost me due to having a large family and credits changing.
If anything, college age people and a bit older are being shut out of the system of prosperity. We need to do something. Not sure free ride is the way to go, but it has to be reasonable.
Our nation does not (for better or worse) operate on a pay as you go. Monetizing debt is the way and IS a too to even out the economy except when abused (like in 2009 and COVID).
Per farmers, the most recent "bad crop" payments were in 2012. Otherwise it was trade war payments or COVID Econ payments couple with PPP loans.
Many of us didn't attend college under current economics. Paying for college has become very difficult. That said, the quality of education has gone down and the returns for a degree have gone down.
None of us on here (well very few) could come close to ever paying "our fair share" of the Govt expenses for police, defense, EPA protections....and on and on.
We have all taken advantage of infllation and so forth. Mild inflation to the conservative is traditionally a sign of a good economy.
My taxes would be amazingly simple not for my small business and even then it's not terrible.
Some of you probably do have some complicated taxes (estate settlements and complicated business structures).
What has changed is that you really can't call the IRS anymore. Turbo Tax type programs/advice actually work pretty well, but occasionally you get a bad advisor.
FASFA is much more difficult than taxes and even that is better.
About 12 years ago I had a nightmare situation with the IRS over adoption credits. There were 2 sets of questions/audits coming from 2 different offices. I got 12k reduced down to 60 bucks which I paid not because I was wrong, but at that point it wasn't worth taking 3 hours to respond.
The Trump tax changes actually cost me due to having a large family and credits changing.
If anything, college age people and a bit older are being shut out of the system of prosperity. We need to do something. Not sure free ride is the way to go, but it has to be reasonable.
