Political Quotes

“On April 15, the citizens of this country will once again face the annual task of paying their taxes. For many Americans preparing their tax return has become a daunting endeavor. Under the current tax system there are more than 700 different tax forms and over 17,000 pages of rules and regulations. The system has become so complex that nearly 60% of all taxpayers seek assistance when filing their returns, but the tax system has become so confusing that even these professional tax preparers have trouble properly calculating returns. In a survey conducted by Money magazine in 1997, 46 professional tax preparers were asked to calculate a hypothetical family's tax return, they received 46 different answers. The problem does not end there. According to a report by GAO during the 1999 tax filing season the IRS committed 9.8 million errors. Who winds up paying for these errors? Ordinary citizens, even when the IRS is at fault. The IRS operates under a dual standard. It is quick to penalize individuals for mistakes, even those to which it contributes, but is very slow and unrewarding when it is at fault.”