Why doesn’t the IRS just send us a tax bill?

Why do we have to fill out a 1040 form? The IRS knows what most people owe. Why don’t they just send us a bill or a refund?

According to Cecil Adams, there are two reasons:

  1. Conservatives don’t want to make it easier to file your taxes. As long as you despise the process, you might support their “tax reform” (i.e., less taxes for the rich).
  2. Intuit spends millions on lobbying your legislators to keep things the way they are.

Source: The Straight Dope: Why doesn’t the IRS just send us a tax bill?

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