The Tax Simplification H&R Block Won't Allow: Let the IRS Do It

The Associated Press had a fact check on Donald Trump's promise of a simplified tax form. The piece noted that the IRS has had a simplified "1040EZ" form for decades and it is not clear that the form will be any shorter or simpler with the new tax law. It did correctly point out that many fewer people will itemize their deductions, which will make filing simpler for them.

It would have been worth pointing out that the Trump administration could have made the filing process much simpler but ch...