Tax
Feb. 12, 2020
Remember penalties of perjury when preparing your tax returns
With over half of our returns being prepared by someone else, it is no wonder that many taxpayers may feel tempted to not even look at their tax returns.
Robert W. Wood
Managing Partner
Wood LLP
333 Sacramento St
San Francisco , California 94111-3601
Phone: (415) 834-0113
Fax: (415) 789-4540
Email: wood@WoodLLP.com
Univ of Chicago Law School
Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.
Most people don't prepare their own tax returns and look to professionals. The IRS statistics bear this out. According to IRS data, most U.S. taxpayers used paid preparers. In fact, even members of congress who debate and pass the tax laws generally do not -- or cannot -- prepare their own tax returns. That's hardly a surprise given how terribly complex taxes are. Despite repeated claims of simplification, the government has done an awfully poor job of simplifying any...
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