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What is fair about fining people for inadvertently writing down the wrong number or doing arithmetic incorrectly?
We're talking about single mom with a couple part time jobs with a W-2 territory.
The idea their taxes should have mistakes more than average seems a bit far-fetched to me.
That said maybe it is cheaper and easier just to eliminate the EITC/taxes/filing for people earning under X. It seems like a waste to even bother with people making under 20 or 30 grand.
I used to file my return electronically, a lot of my forms were downloaded electronically so I didn't even have to type in most data. Now I use an accountant (who I assume uses even better software than I do).
What part of "single mom with a couple part time jobs" makes you think that she's perfect at transcribing data and calculating values?
Standard deduction EITC does not involve many calculations even if someone uses the paper form and does it all manually. But most people are using the free tax services made for low income filers.
I don't - I think she's worse and manually copy and writing down the numbers than automated software or a professional accountant.
Cut and paste? Why do you think that she has a computer and her employer gave her access to an electronic portal where she can download her W-2's? My niece is that single-mom with 2 jobs (actually it was 4 jobs, not all at the same time). Last time I helped her with taxes, one of her w-2's was handwritten from her employer.
>EITC does not involve many calculations
But why force her to do any calculations or transcription of numbers at all when the IRS already has them?
Please don't do this here. It's an unnecessary ad-hominem attack. If you want to refute what you believe to be inaccurate information, then do so, with references. If you don't have references, then ask the person you're responding to if they have references to back up what they're saying. Otherwise, leave well enough alone.