Comment on YSK that americans can now deduce private jet expenses from their taxes

• AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Does it require them to itemize? Most cant

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• quick_snail@feddit.nl ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Pretty sure poor people don’t have enough money to hire someone who can write off losses

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  • some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They don’t make enough to itemize in the first place, they’ll just take the standard deduction. (Unless they lost like $20k on scratchers somehow)

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  • burgermeister@sh.itjust.works ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Anyone can write off stuff on their taxes. It’s pretty easy actually.

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    • Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’m always terrified to write stuff off because I fear I will accidentally write something off that I’m not really allowed to due to some obscure legalese and then I will get audited in 5 five years and owe 10 grand in late fees and interest or some shit.

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      • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        It’s not too bad as long as you’re not a dick about it. One year I marked myself as head of household instead of single. I’m not even sure why I did it. I only thought “huh, this saved a lot on my taxes”, and really had no idea what I was doing. They sent back a correction and how much i owed. I paid and that was it. Not scary at all.

        Of course in today’s world all about spite and punishment I could imagine it being much worse

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      • burgermeister@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I too get nervous every time I do my taxes but I figure if I’m honest about it they’ll forgive most mistakes

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  • Hathaway@lemmy.zip ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s not hard to file taxes. Especially for an individual, with a normal W2 income, and not much else. Certain people try to make it hard, but it’s not.

    I don’t need to pay someone to put a number on a form.

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    • toddestan@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Most poor people probably just take the standard deduction anyway. It’s not like they have enough money to accumulate a large amount of deductible expenses anyway. Possible exceptions might be large medical expenses or a mortgage.

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    • quick_snail@feddit.nl ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The rest of the world: nah, its insane and difficult that you have to file taxes

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