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>Can I use this same argument to avoid paying my taxes because I spent all my income and didn’t set anything aside?

Yes, you can. It's called Offer in Compromise (OIC).


>1099-Rs from multiple inherited IRAs

There is nothing complicated about these, a 1099-R is one of the more straightforward info forms and any tax software can handle the input numbers and distribution code. Whether the IRA is inherited or not does not add complexity to the 1099-R, so not sure why this attribute gets multiple mentions.

The only other thing that might be considered complicated is the Form 1116 foreign tax credit. MFJ filers don't need it if total is $600 or less, so this might have added needless complexity.

Interesting that there is no Schedule A here, because that is one form (of many) that gives the lie to those who claim "oh the government already knows everything about your tax filing and could generate your return for you".

In short, this exercise didn't really involve any "intelligence" beyond what every tax software already does.

>E-filing isn’t available for trust returns

False.


Similar here. I get emails almost every day that someone I know has posted something new, but if I click on the "view post" button in the email, it always opens a tab saying "we can't show you this content right now".


Same here. I can even use an Adobe Acrobat Pro (desktop version) tool to insert it in a document in a secure way (requires a password).


>Why on earth would they need something as visible and aggressive as DOGE to extract data?

To hide the true purpose behind a curtain of "aggressive and overoptimistic attempts to cut spending".


>Fifty repetitions usually gets you there.

I think that's on the low side. My signature got locked in during my early twenties, when I worked at a commercial AM/FM radio station. I had to sign various transmitter logs (FCC requirement), about six times every three hours as I recall, and I worked six days a week, so a lot of signatures. It still took a while before I could sign consistently without thinking about it (muscle memory).

>One last thing: consider where you'll use it. Legal documents and contracts need a signature that's at least partially legible — someone should be able to connect it to your printed name.

I don't think this is true, although you may need witnesses to your legal signature if the best you can do is sign with an "X". After all, there are people without hands, blind, or other disabilities that might prevent a "normal" signature.

And these days, with paper checks becoming uncommon and credit card payments skipping the paper receipt to sign, how often do people get the chance to sign anything on paper?

>But for everyday use, emails, creative work? It can be as abstract as you like.

I don't think trying to maintain two different signatures makes a lot of sense, but if you are pasting an image (e.g. emails), I suppose it's not that much trouble.


> I don't think this is true

Other cultures, other rules. I can testify that there are countries where this is definitely a requirement.

Hence I have an id card which does not bear my signature but a legible rendering of my name.


From Wiktionary entry for heckin':

Etymology

From heck as a euphemism for hell.


This still doesn't make sense as "hellin" isnt a term in wide use. What makes the most sense is transition from "fuckin". But why not simply use fuckin? Surely invoking sex is less taboo than invoking hell.


> What makes the most sense is transition from "fuckin". But why not simply use fuckin?

Indeed, you have a community that wants to be family friendly but high energy, and so the technique is to start with "fucking", one of the top tier swears, and replace its root word with the lowest tier swears. And part of the charm is that "hell" is barely a taboo topic -- it's part of the Apostle's creed and plenty of sermons, and there's no commandment against its use[1], yet it gets minced to "heck"!

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thou_shalt_not_take_the_name_o...


>tips are no longer taxed

Tips (if reported) are always subject to 7.65% FICA tax. And there are several conditions that must be met before tips are excluded from federal (not necessarily state) income tax. (U.S. tax law). In short, many tips are still fully taxed despite false promises to the contrary.


>pay wait staff below minimum wage (like 2-3$), because it’s explicitly allowed

Not in all U.S. states, for example California.


I tried unsuccessfully to find a date for this essay, it must be at least from 2018 or earlier since that is Barlow's year of death.



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