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No, they would know exactly what they know now. Employers already report your earnings to both the federal and state IRS agencies and pay your withholdings automatically adjusted for your dependencies. So a simple form that says you made X and claimed Y dependencies. Click submit to confirm…

That would be simple enough for most people (1 job, 1 home, maybe some kids) and it doesn’t require the government to know anything additional.

In that most common scenario no tax accounting service should be needed. Honestly a 1040 isn’t that complicated in that scenario either, but is still too difficult for a good number of people and it’s just unnecessary.



There is so much more to filing taxes than earnings. Yes, if all I had was a W-2 this would be trivial.

And if all you have is a W-2 you don't experience most of the complexity of filing as it stands now anyway.




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