It’s actually not. I lived in a country that filled out the forms.
I actually had to dig up pay statements, etc to confirm the information. I’m glad I did because my employer made a mistake on a retirement contribution.
So what did it save me? Maybe typing in some numbers, which is probably 5% of the total effort.
The issue is the complexity of the tax code. It would be great if the IRS pre-filled forms, but the forms aren’t going away.
Many people won’t review the dozen or so pages of forms to make sure they’re correct. No doubt that will favor the IRS, not the tax payer.
