[an amused spectator]

The theft is from the tax cheats. We either have laws we follow or we have anarchy.

California Experiments With Pre-Fab Tax Returns (state to fill it out for people)

Give "The State Of California" a couple of years and they'll have you going before a tax board to dispute their pre-fab form, just like you have to do with your property taxes...

[Raycpa]

That is pretty much the way Germany does taxes. For very simple returns it makes sense for some people. However it further removes the knowledge of how much taxes cost us.