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Reduce Tax Filing Time: Fill Out Another Form

posted on:  6/15/2006     revised: 3/9/2010

 

Tired of spending so much time filling out tax forms?  Want to tell the IRS what your think? 

If this comment is in the form of a constructive suggestion, the IRS wants to hear from you.  Ironically, this involves filling out another form: download Form 13285A from www.IRS.gov, describe the specific problem, your proposed solution and the type of taxpayer or business that would be affected.

My first thought was to wonder whether "frivolous return" penalties could apply to this form.

My second thought was to suggest the modified form 1040 I saw years ago.  It represented the ultimate in efficiency and only had two lines:

 

1.  How much did you make:______

2.  Send it in.

 

 

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