tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318055043707993918.post605490587184539419..comments2024-02-20T02:12:18.090-05:00Comments on THE WANDERING TAX PRO: MY FIRST 1040Robert D Flachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034127763662917220noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318055043707993918.post-88938162756223687472008-11-23T09:20:00.000-05:002008-11-23T09:20:00.000-05:00Tough question.The answer is going to be dependent...Tough question.<BR/><BR/>The answer is going to be dependent on the persons situation/s. <BR/><BR/>Like Kay said we all want simple but we all want to pay as little as possible.<BR/><BR/>As for me I wasn't filing taxes in '71, so I have no answer for the question as is.<BR/><BR/>However I would like to say in prior years there have been allowable deductions I'd like to see come back, and I'd like to see some of the simplicity of later past eras 1040 applied today. <BR/><BR/>Catch 22.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318055043707993918.post-23360606597658797352008-11-20T10:03:00.000-05:002008-11-20T10:03:00.000-05:00What a great question!I think, though, that the ta...What a great question!<BR/><BR/>I think, though, that the tax forms have changed to keep up with an ever evolving (devolving) society. Family units are not the same, expenses (such as those for education and child care) are not the same - it all makes for an interesting challenge for the feds. Yes, we all say we want a simple system but we all want to pay less, too. It's an interesting dilemma.Public Ed Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051450119477152866noreply@blogger.com