Taxman 2016

Supposedly on the tax return for Donald Trump's charity there's a box that essentially asks if you were cheating in the tax year and, if you answer yes, there's another box that asks if you have been cheating in other past years too. I was stunned at both questions, clearly the IRS isn't leaving any stone unturned. Mind you, the US needs the money with all the wars they're fighting, but the IRS must be frightening to deal with.
Listening to the small US radio station from across the strait, I've heard ads for a half-dozen tax firms saying: "If you owe the IRS $10,000 or more, give us a call!" Stunned again! How could the Tax Doctor or Tax Defence Partners make enough money to pay for those ads? One clue is that they want you owing at least ten grand or don't show up — so their fee will be in the thousands, not hundreds. But are there the numbers of frightened taxpayers out there to justify a national ad campaign? Well, if you believe in the power of the market, it must be so or these tax-shysters wouldn't be spending the money.

And what's even more frightening — so many lost souls desperately needing help but instead are being preyed upon by those who have turned the once honourable profession of preparing tax returns into a scam.
Speaking of frightened Americans, it seems to me that the only thing they're afraid of is the blow to their image. Who would have guessed those egalitarian Americans were such snobs? Especially the media, forced to take seriously a tweeting Berlusconi-buffoon. But the real victims will be Trump's peers, the 1% who will be hard pressed to keep up the myth that all their money makes them not only the smartest guys in the room, but a class above the rest. Which is what the US election was all about. Nobody thinks Trump is actually going to defeat the corporations and bring back the middle class. This was more about waving one finger in the air at those who think the country's doing fine.
These are historic times. With Trump as their leader we stand a good chance of seeing the total destruction of the Republican brand. And the failed Democrat brand will have to go back to the drawing board too. It will take awhile before US politicians come to grips with the fact that they're dealing with an angry mob.
So what happens in four year's time after Trump has failed? (Which he must do because the only solution is for the US to stop its wars and come home and build more hospitals and bridges and maybe a guaranteed annual income for all — and fat chance on any of that happening.) In the land of mice whom will they vote for? They've voted in short-haired white corporate cats for years and that didn't work. They tried a curly-haired black cat, but things got cooler not better. And it won't be long before the incoming long-haired celeb cat is found flipped on his back grooming his gonads. And when the picture goes viral, to whom will the mice turn? A hairless bernie?

Before mailing in that tax return, just to be safe, come back and download the latest upgrade.

If you already have the full Taxman program installed on your computer (it doesn't matter which year just so long as it works), then you only need:

  Taxman2016 Upgrade Version 1.3 (16setup3.exe, 1.8 MB)
Revised May 9, 2017 — Federal tax on income over $200,000 was being understated

Clicking the link below takes you to Google Drive where you have to press the 'Download' button. You then go to a page telling you the file can't be scanned for viruses — press 'Download anyway'. Then a pop-up appears and you hit 'Save File'.