The government could toss the 1040 in the trash. Kameleon007iStock via Getty ImagesDoing taxes in the U.S. is notoriously complicated and costly. And it gets even worse when there are delays and backlogs, making it especially hard to reach the Internal Revenue Service for assistance. But to me this raises an important question: Why should taxpayers have to navigate the tedious, costly tax filing system at all? The case for a ‘simple return’ In 1985, President Ronald Reagan promised a “return-fre
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The IRS already has all your income tax data – so why do Americans still have to file their taxes?
