Taxes! Let’s get right Intuit.

Explain It to Me

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4.4 • 7.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Weeds co-hosts Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind are joined by Vox policy editor Libby Nelson (@libbyanelson) to talk about some hot! tax! policy! But mostly, why it’s so annoying to file our taxes every year. The three discuss why the tax code is so complicated to begin with; compare our filing system to other countries; and daydream about what could be done to fix the system. Plus, a white paper about, you guessed it: taxes. References: How to get free tax prep, or volunteer to provide tax prep to others TR Reid’s A Fine Mess Justin Trudeau’s return-free tax promise Dylan explaining near-term options to reform tax filing “What is return-free filing, and how would it work?” The benefits of return-free filing Option one: the pre-filled return Option two: pay-as-you-earn ProPublica on Intuit/H&R Block lobbying that’s kept taxes complicated White paper: “Inertia and Overwithholding: Explaining the Prevalence of Income Tax Refunds” by Damon Jones Does the EITC promote work? Hosts: Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), senior correspondent, Vox Dara Lind (@dlind), Weeds co-host, Vox Credits: Sofi LaLonde, producer and engineer Libby Nelson, editorial adviser Amber Hall, deputy editorial director of talk podcasts Sign up for The Weeds newsletter each Friday: vox.com/weedsletter Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a donation to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:15.0	because your wrapped up so warm but then you're climbing hamps and heath and you get to the top
0:20.0	and you're like, and then you can see the breath but then your nose is still freezing to touch.
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1:00.0	The only product you're service that we are actually endorsing here is volunteering to via tax preparer.
1:06.0	I can see the tax system.
1:08.0	Yes.
1:11.0	Nothing in this episode is taxed advice, see a tax professional or your local Vita office for actual tax advice.
1:26.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of the weeds. I'm your host Dylan Matthews and as usual, I am joined by my cohost Darra Lynn.
1:40.0	Hello.
1:41.0	And by Vox Policy Editor Libby Nelson.
1:44.0	Hello.
1:45.0	And because it's now April, we're going to talk about one of our favorite topics.
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