Arlen Specter: “Mr. President, this week, American taxpayers face another Federal income tax deadline. The date of April 15 (or April 16…”

“Mr. President, this week, American taxpayers face another Federal income tax deadline. The date of April 15 (or April 16 this year) stabs fear, anxiety, and unease into the hearts of millions of Americans. Every year during 'tax season,' millions of Americans spend their evenings poring over page after page of IRS instructions, going through their records looking for information and struggling to find and fill out all the appropriate forms on their federal tax returns. Americans are intimidated by the sheer number of different tax forms and their instructions, many of which they may be unsure whether they need to file. Given the approximately 582 possible forms, not to mention the instructions that accompany them, simply trying to determine which form to file can in itself be a daunting and overwhelming task.”