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		Spivak on Sept 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IRS will look into setting up a free e-filing syst... Which is fine, if you want the number to be front and center then do that, have the pain be in the sticker shock not the process of paying it.

throwayyy479087 on Sept 7, 2022 [–]

I agree - a better way to accomplish this aim is to have a free system, then send out a receipt to every filer saying "YOU PAID $133,349 IN TAXES"

The IRS being the only org most people have to figure out what they owe money to is bizarre, especially given the penalties.

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