Americans have to fill out various forms and enlist accountants or software like TurboTax or H&R Block. The time tax – as Professor Donald Moynihan has noted – that Americans spend on doing taxes is an administrative burden in and of itself and non-IRS software or online options are only free to a point.
Anna Massoglia is OpenSecrets' Editorial and Investigations Manager, where she researches the influence on money in government and politics. As part of our #moneyMonday series, she joined the podcast to talk about the influence of private industry money on the administrative burdens that Americans face while dealing with the IRS.
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