A Fine Mess
A Fine Mess I just finished reading A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fair, and more Efficient Tax System by T.R Reid. The book is very well written and delves into what is behind many things about taxes which frustrate many of us. It made me think about some of my experiences […]
e-Government
e-Government is a really good idea and there are many initiatives underway to make it happen (see Government 2.0). In some respects the U.S. Government has been a model for using the Internet. The IRS e-file program, for example, has been very successful with nearly 99 million individuals filing their federal income tax returns electronically […]
Why Not Mailing IRS Forms is a Good Move
Bill Bischoff’s article in the Wall Street Journal, Why Not Mailing Paper Forms is a Dumb IRS Move, misses the mark of common sense. The IRS plans to save $10 million a year in printing and mailing costs by not filling our mailboxes with forms that more than 90% of us will not use. Mr. Bischoff […]