IRS Tax Reporting
Discussions focus on how the IRS obtains income information through forms like W2 and 1099, the necessity of self-filing tax returns despite third-party reporting, and comparisons to simpler tax systems in other countries.
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In most countries, certainly not. The tax office will require this information so it is already being stored somewhere.
Assuming you are a law-abiding citizen such information would be critical for tax withholding.
not all taxable income is reported to the IRS
Not everyone files a tax return.
That's bullshit. There are appropriate tax forms for that information.
Doesn't America have uniquely complicated tax that requires you to keep all your receipts to claim all sorts of confusing deductions? How can the IRS know what you spent your income on if you don't tell them?I've had the misfortune of having to fill in a W8-BEN-E form [1] and the first time, I just gave up and refused to work with the client because it was too complicated. The 2nd time, I got an LLM to tell me how to fill it in. Just look at the dense jargon - nonparticipating
but don't you still have to fill out a tax form? in that case, isn't that the same as in US?.
Thanks! Do you know how to submit this information to US Treasury? Is there a form or link where I can submit?
I doubt this will do anything for a state tax form. It's not their responsibility.
They don't let you hide it from the IRS, only the general public.