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Postby tifosi77 » Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:51 pm

...labmate...
When I skimmed this I transposed the 'b' and the 'm', so I was like "What is 'lambate'". Is that a verb? Is it a science term?

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Postby mikey » Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:54 pm

IRS: Send us what you owe us
Taxpayers: Okay, here's what I think the math works out to
IRS: Incorrect, you owe us $1203.64 more than what you claim
Taxpayers: IF YOU KNEW THIS ENTIRE **** TIME, WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST TELL US?!
This. I never understood this stupid situation. You have all of the info for most of us, just give me my money back that you didn't earn...

Take all of your energy and focus it on taxing use instead of income please you useless slobs...

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Postby NTP66 » Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:56 pm

Aren't like TurboTax lobbyists responsible for bullshit like that? I swear I've read that, though I guess it could just be bullshit/rumor.

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Postby count2infinity » Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:58 pm

Blame the tax preparing corporate lobbyists. Intuit and others have spent millions on millions to keep the system complicated so that they can take people's money for filing the taxes.

@Gaucho , in Germany don't you just get a bill in the mail saying "You owe this."?

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Postby tifosi77 » Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:00 pm

IRS: Send us what you owe us
Taxpayers: Okay, here's what I think the math works out to
IRS: Incorrect, you owe us $1203.64 more than what you claim
Taxpayers: IF YOU KNEW THIS ENTIRE **** TIME, WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST TELL US?!
lol exactly.

We had a couple years where Mrs Tif had incorrectly filled out a W2 or something, so withholdings were way off. Ended up with pretty eye-wattering bills in March, and we were like WTF is this.

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Postby Gaucho » Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:04 pm



@Gaucho , in Germany don't you just get a bill in the mail saying "You owe this."?
Don't ask me, I'm self-employed and pay an accountant to prepare my tax return.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:16 pm

This came up with Mrs Tif the other day. I haven't really given it any thought, but it was an interesting idea so here it is for discussion: At the end of January, the IRS should send everyone a tax bill with their liability clearly spelled out. At that point individual taxpayers can endeavor to lower the number via whatever mechanisms are appropriate for their situation, but start out that every dollar is presumed as 'income'.

The current system is too reliant on self-reported information. I don't know if (or even how, really) the billing model could address that, but I thought it was an interesting concept.
Call me dense, probably because I am, but isn't this just called your W-2?

This is why I was so enamored with the whole Fair Tax idea a few years back. Eliminate the IRS altogether, tax every sale at a flat rate on a national level, eliminate double taxation, and give corporations a big tax break and incentive to stay in the US. I'm sure there were a lot of loopholes and probably some pie in the sky numbers thrown about by advocates of the tax, but seemed like something we could build upon.

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Postby MrKennethTKangaroo » Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:24 pm

Dependents, marital status, self employed income, stock sales, stock options, child tax credits, etc all get in the way of the government doing taxes for you

Sales taxes are just as burdensome. Normal people just don't realize it because all of the reporting requirements fall on businesses

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Postby count2infinity » Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:41 pm



@Gaucho , in Germany don't you just get a bill in the mail saying "You owe this."?
Don't ask me, I'm self-employed and pay an accountant to prepare my tax return.
Psh... look at money bags over here.

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Postby Gaucho » Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:48 pm



@Gaucho , in Germany don't you just get a bill in the mail saying "You owe this."?
Don't ask me, I'm self-employed and pay an accountant to prepare my tax return.
Psh... look at money bags over here.
Nah, it's just too much of a pita.

However, no, you don't just get a bill. You do your report first.

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Postby shoeshine boy » Tue Aug 16, 2022 4:12 pm

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/16/entertai ... index.html

1st thought: and we thought our politicians were old!
2nd thought: Gina Lollobrigida's still alive????

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Postby mikey » Tue Aug 16, 2022 4:20 pm

Italy stinks. The IRS stinks.

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Postby MR25 » Tue Aug 16, 2022 4:29 pm

Gabagool for everyone!

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Postby NTP66 » Tue Aug 16, 2022 4:32 pm

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Postby MalkinIsMyHomeboy » Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:57 pm

Italy stinks. The IRS stinks.
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Postby crusherstasiak » Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:31 pm

Don't ask me, I'm self-employed and pay an accountant to prepare my tax return.
guesses as to what Groucho does for a living?
i say: repairs expensive old clocks

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Postby faftorial » Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:42 pm

I say: host of Germany's own "Sie setzen Ihr Leben."

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Postby MalkinIsMyHomeboy » Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:42 pm

talk trash about Troy and Das Boot

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Postby dodint » Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:43 pm

Group Therapist. Everyone else talks while he injects one-word responses every few minutes.

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Postby Kane » Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:43 pm

Bdsm worker.

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Postby MalkinIsMyHomeboy » Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:44 pm

Bdsm worker.
like a janitor that cleans up afterward?

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Postby Kane » Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:48 pm

No, he does the fluffing.

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Postby Gaucho » Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:49 pm

I said Das Boot is fine.

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Postby willeyeam » Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:49 pm

Fancy way of saying doordash driver

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Postby tifosi77 » Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:51 pm

Gaucho is a professional Good Guy.

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