10 tax goofs many of us keep making

Year after year, the IRS sees Americans committing the same sorts of mistakes on their returns. Many of these errors are easy to avoid; some are more complicated.

By Jeff Schnepper, MSN Money

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olsalte
Apr 10, 2012 1:22PM
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Regardless of the incessant political campaign rhetoric taxes will never be truly simplified.  Every attempt to do so results in more complications.  The reason?  The practice of tax lobbying, tax advising (i.e, finding loopholes)  tax law and the resolution of tax disputes is a multi-million dollar industry.  The last thing the legal profession would want is simplification.  And who makes the law?  Lawyers.  The simplification any law, let alone tax law, is the last thing the legal profession wants.  Confusion is their bread and butter.

paddlefoot97
Mar 29, 2012 8:31AM
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TURBO TAX WARNING! How ironic that your tax pages are sponsored by Turbotax. I found a HUGE tax mistake that TurboTax made on our taxes so I now have to write a very large check to the IRS as a result. After over 90 minutes online with a TT rep that got me nowhere, TT now claims that they don't contact customers, that if I want to speak with a supervisor I need to call back: gee, I don't think I should have to chase them down for them to correct a mistake that they made, that they now know about. They have my phone number and my email, but have heard nothing from them. So much for their Guaranteed Accuracy, so much for standing behind their product.
honest Sue
Mar 25, 2012 1:07PM
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We should all be filing an honest return and stop cheating our neighbors. I think a flat tax would be best.
ACE LUCKY 415
Mar 25, 2012 11:11AM
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THE ONLY THING GUARENTEED IN THIS LIFE IS DEATH AND TAXES
leee940
Mar 25, 2012 10:41AM
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I love the IRS!  Come for dinner this Sunday?  Please?
Share Man
Mar 25, 2012 9:09AM
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Let's get some competent journalist rather than these minimum wage people that MSN hires.
barny
Mar 25, 2012 4:21AM
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Could have WRITTEN...not WROTE.

Didn`t take English , I see.

barny
Mar 25, 2012 4:19AM
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I had a dog , his name was tax...I opened the door , and IN COME TAX
Ayn Droid (Ayn Droid)
Mar 2, 2012 12:11AM
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Sorry, never made any of these mistakes. Guess the MSN journalists need to be audited because apparently they are making these mistakes.
NotSleepy
Mar 1, 2012 11:50PM
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Could they make taxes any more difficult? Oh yeah, they make it more complicated every year. Way to go!
Someone (Getaclueman)
Mar 1, 2012 10:48PM
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What in the world is the matter with you MSN?  These message boards are filled day in and day out with spam.  I report every one I see.  It does no good.  You mean to tell me you are so technically incompetent that you can't filter out user names that are in the form of a spam website name?  It's really getting old.  Figure it out already !!  Geez.   Angry
Stethescoper
Mar 1, 2012 9:49PM
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I have no accountant's experience except for the first two classes in undergraduate school and I could have wrote this article.  What a waste of time.
SOCIAL CRITIC
Feb 27, 2012 5:47AM
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Now the Nanny State even manages our nannies. 
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