Last month, Americans finished filing their taxes for the year. Once again, it was a massive, time-consuming headache. All told, taxpayers spent an estimated 7.1 billion hours dealing with the tax code this year.
Fortunately, the Trump administration is renewing its push to clean up the clutter. A new effort to eliminate outdated IRS rules builds on reforms from the president’s first term and offers a step toward a simpler, more transparent system. But much more work remains to truly reduce the burden that tax complexity imposes on American families and businesses.
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