Trump’s New IRS ‘Postcard’ Is Not So Simple And Not Really A Postcard

President Trump kisses a mock up of a 1040 “post card” during a meeting with GOP congressional leaders.

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The IRS is planning to unveil a new tax return form — as soon as Friday — that is the size of a large postcard.

It’s been touted as a way to simplify tax filing and is something President Trump pushed congressional Republicans to come up with. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the document “will be a postcard, as we’ve promised, and hard-working taxpayers won’t have to spend as much time filling out their taxes.”

Sounds good, right? Imagine, filing your taxes on a postcard. What could be easier?