Comments on: Maybe It’s Just Too Complicated http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/04/maybe_its_just_.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Patty aka Redneck Granny http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/04/maybe_its_just_.html/comment-page-1#comment-2499 Patty aka Redneck Granny Fri, 14 Apr 2006 03:42:02 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/04/maybe_its_just_.html#comment-2499 <p>I agree with Jim. Mox has a good idea also. LOL</p> I agree with Jim. Mox has a good idea also. LOL

]]> By: Craig L http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/04/maybe_its_just_.html/comment-page-1#comment-2498 Craig L Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:13:39 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/04/maybe_its_just_.html#comment-2498 <p>This just proves how arrogant and out of touch Congress is (as if we didn't already know it). For them to sit there straight-faced and berate tax preparers for making mistakes, knowing full well how bloated and arcane our tax system is, is just appalling. We really need to get rid of every single one of them.</p> This just proves how arrogant and out of touch Congress is (as if we didn’t already know it). For them to sit there straight-faced and berate tax preparers for making mistakes, knowing full well how bloated and arcane our tax system is, is just appalling. We really need to get rid of every single one of them.

]]> By: TC http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/04/maybe_its_just_.html/comment-page-1#comment-2497 TC Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:37:29 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/04/maybe_its_just_.html#comment-2497 <p>Just pass the Fair Tax initiative and all of this goes away! </p> <p>Instantly and forever! </p> <p>fairtax.org. </p> Just pass the Fair Tax initiative and all of this goes away!

Instantly and forever!

fairtax.org.

]]> By: Jim http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/04/maybe_its_just_.html/comment-page-1#comment-2496 Jim Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:52:46 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/04/maybe_its_just_.html#comment-2496 <p>If we can't repeal the 16th amendment, how about a new amendment that would require any elected representative to prepare their own tax return? They'd have to certify, under penalty of perjury that they had prepared the return by themselves, without any professional assistance. (No using a computer program either!!). Of course how we'd get them to pass the amendment is a bit of a problem.</p> If we can’t repeal the 16th amendment, how about a new amendment that would require any elected representative to prepare their own tax return? They’d have to certify, under penalty of perjury that they had prepared the return by themselves, without any professional assistance. (No using a computer program either!!). Of course how we’d get them to pass the amendment is a bit of a problem.

]]> By: Mox http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/04/maybe_its_just_.html/comment-page-1#comment-2495 Mox Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:32:33 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/04/maybe_its_just_.html#comment-2495 <p>My first thought is wow...the government's going to screw over poor people again with a liscensing requirement. Because, after all, requiring a person to have a liscense to do a job, just increases the cost of the job thereby screwing over the poor people. </p> <p>My second thought is this: if people have to start doing their own taxes, especially people who don't know anything about it, they'll have waste time learning how to. That, in turn, might create a grassroots uprising to simplify the tax code; which would be a good thing, because then, all the tax accountants out there could lead productive lives.</p> <p>My third thought: I'm buying stock in Quicken (makers of TurboTax)</p> My first thought is wow…the government’s going to screw over poor people again with a liscensing requirement. Because, after all, requiring a person to have a liscense to do a job, just increases the cost of the job thereby screwing over the poor people.

My second thought is this: if people have to start doing their own taxes, especially people who don’t know anything about it, they’ll have waste time learning how to. That, in turn, might create a grassroots uprising to simplify the tax code; which would be a good thing, because then, all the tax accountants out there could lead productive lives.

My third thought: I’m buying stock in Quicken (makers of TurboTax)

]]> By: Bill http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/04/maybe_its_just_.html/comment-page-1#comment-2494 Bill Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:41:02 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/04/maybe_its_just_.html#comment-2494 <p>I doubt that it's just chain preparers; I've seen a number of reports that show that IRS employees can't get it right either. </p> <p>And Congress is the problem. Not only is the tax law obscenely complex, it is a moving target, with thousands of changes each year. </p> <p>It's also apparent that our elected Congresscritters don't actually read or understand the legislation that they are inflicting on us. I don't have a cure; I'm not sure that there is a cure.</p> <p>But as the annual deadline for payment of tribute approaches, I'm probably just in a bad mood.</p> I doubt that it’s just chain preparers; I’ve seen a number of reports that show that IRS employees can’t get it right either.

And Congress is the problem. Not only is the tax law obscenely complex, it is a moving target, with thousands of changes each year.

It’s also apparent that our elected Congresscritters don’t actually read or understand the legislation that they are inflicting on us. I don’t have a cure; I’m not sure that there is a cure.

But as the annual deadline for payment of tribute approaches, I’m probably just in a bad mood.

]]> By: Duane Gran http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2006/04/maybe_its_just_.html/comment-page-1#comment-2493 Duane Gran Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:23:01 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2006/04/maybe_its_just_.html#comment-2493 <p>A solution which may be more attainable than utopian plans for IRS reform would be to publish the names of CPAs with their success ratio. A CPA who consistently submits flawed returns would presumably get less business if the public had a way of knowing his or her track record. This seems more fact-based and would eliminate licensing.</p> A solution which may be more attainable than utopian plans for IRS reform would be to publish the names of CPAs with their success ratio. A CPA who consistently submits flawed returns would presumably get less business if the public had a way of knowing his or her track record. This seems more fact-based and would eliminate licensing.

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