Five Reasons Taxes Should Be Simplified

5 Tax Nightmares:

1. Owing Money for Your Deceased Spouse

2. Being Left on the Hook for Tax Preparer Fraud

3. Paying Your Identity Thief’s Tax Bill

4. Dealing With an Inept Auditor

5. Having Your Refund Stolen

I don't understand why we have to still "do" our taxes, or worse yet pay someone else to "do" them.

We can automate paying bills, automate withdrawals from our paycheck or bank account, and automate our investments. Why can't the government automate our taxes?