http://donklephant.com/2006/04/17/unhappy-with-the-tax-code/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://donklephant.com/2006/04/17/unhappy-with-the-tax-code/comment-page-1/#comment-13912 Bob Aman Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:36:33 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/04/17/unhappy-with-the-tax-code/#comment-13912 Speaking of accountants, does anyone know a decent one? I think I might've screwed up my taxes this year. :-P Speaking of accountants, does anyone know a decent one? I think I might’ve screwed up my taxes this year. :-P

]]> http://donklephant.com/2006/04/17/unhappy-with-the-tax-code/comment-page-1/#comment-13871 wj Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:18:03 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/04/17/unhappy-with-the-tax-code/#comment-13871 Somehow all these discussions overlook the one group which will clearly be most vigorously opposed to simplifying the tax system: Accountants. Truth-in-advertising would require renaming the tax code The Full Employment for Accountants Act -- and the state tax codes (at least in California) are even worse than the Federal one. If we had a simplified tax code, vast numbers of people who currently hire accountants in the hope of just following the rules successfully (never mind gaming the system) would be able to do their own. If it ever happens, it's time to sell H&R Block short! Somehow all these discussions overlook the one group which will clearly be most vigorously opposed to simplifying the tax system: Accountants. Truth-in-advertising would require renaming the tax code The Full Employment for Accountants Act — and the state tax codes (at least in California) are even worse than the Federal one. If we had a simplified tax code, vast numbers of people who currently hire accountants in the hope of just following the rules successfully (never mind gaming the system) would be able to do their own. If it ever happens, it’s time to sell H&R Block short!

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