KnowYourPro

Wouldn't it be great if April 15th wasn't synonymous with pain?

Wouldn't it be nice if the IRS didn't exist?

Wouldn't it be nice if a salary of $60,000 actually meant TAKE HOME PAY?

When it comes to the fair tax, there are some drawbacks. But to my mind, having a fully transparent and no-loop hole system would actually mean a more efficient and user-friendly tax system.

Like everything, people like to pretend it's a left/right, conservative/liberal issue. Let's get that out of the way, and say it's more of a common sense issue if anything. I consider myself a liberal, but when it comes to taxation and how money gets spent, I like to think I'm fairly open-minded about people's complaints, and also very interested in alternative tax systems.

If conservative absolutists had it their way, we wouldn't pay any taxes and we would have an 'every man for himself' situation. Not to mention- who would pay for the wars???

My problem with the 'no tax' people is simple- we NEED certain things. Roads, schools, heck even prisons... Someone DOES have to pay for that. But why not have a very small tax at the federal level, and larger taxation in local communities? Wouldn't it make more sense for New York to KEEP more money instead of sending it to the federal government? Wouldn't it make more sense if STATES had more say in where their money was spent?

Just think about this- when people go to H+R Block to get their taxes done, the tax preparer is making sure that their client is getting every possible penny back. That person at H+R Block costs money. SO, a guy right down the street may be eligible for all those same deductions- yet not know it because he doesn't feel like spending 150 bucks to find out. In other words, one person gets their rightful amount back (argue about THAT one hehehe), and the other guy doesn't. How is that fair? How is that transparent? It's not. The current system is confusing and ridiculous.

How much does it cost to run the IRS anyway? Anyone know?