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Departments of education and school districts always have to make decisions about what to include in their curriculum.  There are a lot of life skills that people need that aren't taught in school.  The question is should those skills be taught in schools?I teach high school, so I'll talk about that.  The typical high school curriculum is supposed to give students a broad-based education that prepares them to be citizens in a democracy and to be able to think critically.  For a democracy to work, we need educated, discerning citizens with the ability to make good decisions based on evidence and objective thought.  In theory, people who are well informed about history, culture, science, mathematics, etc., and are capable of critical, unbiased thinking, will have the tools to participate in a democracy and make good decisions for themselves and for society at large.  In addition to that, they should be learning how to be learners, how to do effective, basic research, and collaborate with other people.  If that happens, figuring out how to do procedural tasks in real life should not provide much of a challenge.  We can't possibly teach every necessary life skill people need, but we can help students become better at knowing how to acquire the skills they need.  Should we teach them how to change a tire when they can easily consult a book or search the internet to find step by step instructions for that?  Should we teach them how to balance a check book or teach them how to think mathematically and make sense of problems so that the simple task of balancing a check book (which requires simple arithmetic and the ability to enter numbers and words in columns and rows in obvious ways) is easy for them to figure out.  If we teach them to be good at critical thinking and have some problem solving skills they will be able to apply those overarching skills to all sorts of every day tasks that shouldn't be difficult for someone with decent cognitive ability  to figure out.  It's analogous to asking why a culinary school didn't teach its students the steps and ingredients to a specific recipe.  The school taught them about more general food preparation and food science skills so that they can figure out how to make a lot of specific recipes without much trouble.  They're also able to create their own recipes.So, do we want citizens with very specific skill sets that they need to get through day to day life or do we want citizens with critical thinking, problem solving, and other overarching cognitive skills that will allow them to easily acquire ANY simple, procedural skill they may come to need at any point in their lives?

First the 1040 is an exercise in sets:Gross Income - A collection and summation of all your income types.Adjustments - A collection of deductions the tax law allow you to deduct before signNowing AGI. (AGI is used as a threshold for another set of deductions).ExemptionsDeductions - A collection of allowed deductions.Taxes - A Collection of Different collected along with Income TaxesCredits - A collection of allowed reductions in tax owed.Net Tax Owed or Refundable - Hopefully Self Explanatory.Now the formulas:[math]Gross Income - Adjustments = Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)[/math][math]AGI - Exemptions - Deductions = Taxable Income[/math][math]Tax Function (Taxable Income ) = Income Tax[/math][math]Taxes - Credits = Net Tax Owed or Refundable[/math]Please Note each set of lines is meant as a means to make collecting and summing the subsidiary information easier.It would probably be much easier to figure out if everyone wanted to pay more taxes instead of less.

Years ago I worked at document management company.  There is cool software that can automate aspects of hand-written forms.  We had an airport as a customer - they scanned plenty and (as I said before) this was several years ago...On your airport customs forms, the "boxes" that you 'need' to write on - are basically invisible to the scanner - but are used because then us humans will tend to write neater and clearer which make sit easier to recognize with a computer.  Any characters with less than X% accuracy based on a recognition engine are flagged and shown as an image zoomed into the particular character so a human operator can then say "that is an "A".   This way, you can rapidly go through most forms and output it to say - an SQL database, complete with link to original image of the form you filled in.If you see "black boxes" at three corners of the document - it is likely set up for scanning (they help to identify and orient the page digitally).  If there is a unique barcode on the document somewhere I would theorize there is an even higher likelihood of it being scanned - the document is of enough value to be printed individually which costs more, which means it is likely going to be used on the capture side.   (I've noticed in the past in Bahamas and some other Caribbean islands they use these sorts of capture mechanisms, but they have far fewer people entering than the US does everyday)The real answer is: it depends.  Depending on each country and its policies and procedures.  Generally I would be surprised if they scanned and held onto the paper.   In the US, they proably file those for a set period of time then destroy them, perhaps mining them for some data about travellers. In the end,  I suspect the "paper-to-data capture" likelihood of customs forms ranges somewhere on a spectrum like this:Third world Customs Guy has paper to show he did his job, paper gets thrown out at end of shift. ------>  We keep all the papers! everything is scanned as you pass by customs and unique barcodes identify which flight/gate/area the form was handed out at, so we co-ordinate with cameras in the airport and have captured your image.  We also know exactly how much vodka you brought into the country. :)

IRS1040 and 1099 forms.“For instance, there is no long-term capital gains tax to pay if you are in the lower two tax brackets (less than $36,900 single income or less than $73,800 married income). The capital gains rate is only 15% for other tax brackets (less than $405,100 single income) with 20% for the final bracket.”Reference: Filing Bitcoin Taxes Capital Gains Losses 1040 Schedule DOther References:IRS Virtual Currency Guidance : Virtual Currency Is Treated as Property for U.S. Federal Tax Purposes; General Rules for Property Transactions ApplyHow do I report taxes?Filing Bitcoin Taxes Capital Gains Losses 1040 Schedule Dhttps://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop...

I-9, W-4, state W-4, and some sort of state new hire form. The New hire form is for dead beat parents. Don’t inform the state in time and guess what? You become personally liable for what should have been garnished from their wages.From the sound of your question I infer that you are trying to make this a DIY project. DO NOT. There are just too many things that you can F up. Seek yea a CPA or at least a payroll service YESTERDAY.

This is not specifically about sales tax reporting but you might find useful information and some interesting links in this NY Sales Tax Guide.Hope this helps!

TAX EVASION IS ILLEGAL, TAX AVOIDANCE IS NOT!!!!!!IRS's game IRS's rules. Get a good Personal Tax Practitioner who is available year round that you trust, so when making financial decisions you can call and see how it will effect you tax wise and know the best way to implement it.Income tax reporting is voluntary. The IRS years ago felt that the American people as a whole were not being as forth coming as they should with income information. At this point IRS changed the rules by pitting the burden of proof on employers to report how much money they paid to each employee. This also helped IRS to balance businesses deductions against the populations income reporting. W-2's, 1099,  a, b, c, misc, 1098  etc. is IRS's way of getting advanced information on the major things that happen to everyone in regards moneys earned and paid that effect personal & business taxes. Taxes withheld are only a percentage of your income and may not necessarily match the amount of taxes owed.Never for get that while the government is the government it is still a business that has to make money to operate. It forecast its earnings each year based on average working age and salaries of  the population.Did you ever ask yourself why it is a IRS rule that taxes have to be filed within 3 years of the due date?  IRS pays 6% simple interest on any refund held in their possession after the end of the filing season for that year. Years ago people who knew they had a refund just would not file for years, thus costing the IRS a lot of money when they did file. Now if you do  not file within the 3 year time limit and you have a refund, guess who gets it?  Yes, the IRS gets it. They confiscate your money for not doing something that they tell you is voluntary in the first place.The key thing to remember in reporting taxes is 1. Are your earnings below the reporting line?  (yes) then 2. Were any taxes withheld  federal or state? (Yes). Then file all w-2's to insure you get refunded all of the taxes that were withheld.If (No) to the same questions above no need to file IRS will have the same information and know you were below the filing requirement.