Comments on: Taxes Have Political Correctness Issues

By: Teri

Teri — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:09:34 +0000

Oh – thanks. Glad someone enjoyed.

You know this topic comes up every so often in the professional crowd and sometimes amusing. Maybe this is more of an issue for our particular type of client because really truly it does come up and creates issues, and is discussed around the water cooler.

But I just had to say I am all for equality of the law. Just annoyed when the law makes a bad attempt at equality. Simply changing a couple of words on a tax return doesn’t do it for me.

By: snelcamp

snelcamp — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:23:45 +0000

I thought this was very interesting and informative. I for one appreciate the diversity of subjects covered on this website. Something for everyone. That’s why I continue to enjoy it.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:17:26 +0000

Another example of the strange posts this site has been producing…

By: FooBar

FooBar — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:25:28 +0000

> Sorry equality under the law == “PC

By: Morfydd

Morfydd — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:34:23 +0000

What an odd post. I’m on my sixth year working for the Big Green tax company, and this has never been a big deal. If they’ve been in before, they’re tracked in OUR system by the “taxpayer’s” SSN, so that’s how we file this year. If they’re new to us I give them the choice, and it’s never particularly drama-filled. Frequently her tax info is more complicated so it makes more sense in their head to make her taxpayer.

Only if the marriage has serious other issues is it ever anything but a few seconds’ chat and a decision with a grin.

I’ve never had the IRS complain about the order being reversed.

This: ‘Unfortunately, try as they might, the IRS is not set up to allow married women to start taking the top line as “taxpayer.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:29:05 +0000

Interesting. Don’t think this matters to me or my wife, but I know some people I’m sure would throw a fit if they couldn’t get their way.