Darn IRS

[brain]

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-011702irs.story

[BrewMaster]

how is this a problem? just don't cheat on your taxes and you won't have a problem. seems fine to me...

[brain]

It's this part that I don't like... "The Internal Revenue Service, worried that tax cheating is on the rise, wants to bring back a version of the "super audits" that were so dreaded and controversial that they were all but eliminated by the agency."

[eSDee]

Well seeing as there is like 10,000 pages of the IRS tax laws, that's one hell of a test to ace. Even the tiniest mistake you can get penalized up the whazoo. Unless, of course, you are willing to fork out a buttload to an tax person to begin with. Not everyone files the 1040-ez, you know.

[BrewMaster]

if people make big bucks, they can afford to have an accountant do their taxes...

[Kevster]

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how is this a problem? just don't cheat on your taxes and you won't have a problem. seems fine to me...
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if people make big bucks, they can afford to have an accountant do their taxes...
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Ahh the voice of the naive...

Consider the fact that families making a combined income of $40K or less per year are much more likely to be audited than a family with a combined income of more than $100K (not to mention that if you call the IRS helpline you are more likely to get a wrong answer to your question as opposed to a right one - yet you are still liable for that even though it is THEIR mistake).

The IRS holds a huge amount of power (with ego to boot) and can make your life a living hell even if you DIDN'T cheat on your taxes and are always on the up-and-up.

My taxes are complicated enough working my day job and doing sub-contract work on weekends - now I went and got married (and will encounter the marriage penalty). I really wish the flat tax plan would finally go through - it's a lot simpler and fairer. Ahh one can only dream...