Getting a jump on 2012 taxes

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<p>Eh. Big company lobbies to preserve their business income. Does this surprise anybody?</p>

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So wouldn’t it be great if you could log into IRS.gov and see a form with all that information already plugged into a 1040? You could then add or update any other relevant information (say, a charitable deduction that did not get reported), and hit “send.” For millions of people with relatively simple tax situations, filing annual income taxes would be no more punishing than paying a parking ticket online —

For millions of people, filing taxes is already pretty simple. W2, a little interest, maybe some state taxes and mortgage interest. You can already do this in 20 minutes for free on-line.</p>

<p>Plus, if you think the IRS can actually get all this right, you have a lot more faith in them than I do.</p>

<p>I do wonder why none of the tax software companies have added photo technology yet - take a picture of your W2 or 1099 with your cell phone and have it added automagically to your return.</p>

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certainly not much fun, but not an onerous, soul-sucking experience, either.

A little overly dramatic.</p>