[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: What's In It For Me?

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
What's In It For Me?
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1208231404.shtml


   Many years ago I actually looked forward to driving downtown to be
   part of the April 15th procession near midnight, handing my returns to
   the postmen standing in the middle of Marquette Avenue in front of the
   main post office. These days, I'm content to mail them much earlier,
   like during the day on the 14th.
   We try to avoid refunds, and believe me, the refunds have sure been
   avoiding us lately. As such, there is nothing in it for us to file
   electronically. It is easier to simply print them, write the checks,
   mail them, and pocket the e-filing fees.
   It seems to me that we should get a tax credit for saving the State
   and the Feds all that data entry, enough to cover the usual charges.
   It wouldn't be wrong to limit what those charges are, either. It
   wouldn't be wrong to charge less for a form 1040EZ that a full 1040
   with a spread of supplementary schedules.
   It just shouldn't cost you money to do it the "right" way.