article_snippet.sent: But recent statistics suggest that 8 out of 10 American taxpayers get a refund when 8 out of 10 American taxpayers file 8 out of 10 American taxpayers taxes, and the average amount is close to $3000.
article_snippet.sent: To make the good news even better, tax filing has gotten rather simple for most people, with various software and service providers offering to do the dreaded paperwork for free.
article_snippet.sent: No filing headaches and a check to boot.
article_snippet.sent: The once dreaded Tax Day has become a happy spending spree for most Americans.
article_snippet.sent: This state of short-term bliss follows from some deep trends in our tax laws.
article_snippet.sent: One clever spot ran during the recent Super Bowl, suggesting that the Boston Tea Party -- a tax revolt -- could have been averted with free online filing, which the sponsor was eager to provide.
article_snippet.sent: Filling out 1040s was part of what made the income tax so odious for the masses for such a long time -- who doesn't remember our parents fretting over shoeboxes of receipts sometime in April, the cruelest month?
article_snippet.sent: Now as Tax Day approaches, we are flooded with advertisements about America getting America billions back, without even having to pay to prepare the forms.
article_snippet.sent: The simple fact is that a simple tax is also rather simple to administer.
article_snippet.sent: these kind souls are betting that once the large refunds become obvious to these kind souls customers, the grateful taxpayers-turned-consumers will happily purchase add-on services, such as "audit protection insurance," or perhaps deposit the money in financial accounts managed by the provider.
article_snippet.sent: Just as lottery winners notoriously go on impulsive spending sprees, the "found money" of tax returns can finance many nice purchases.
article_snippet.sent: As long as our taxpaying or colon procedures end with a smile -- or a check -- who has time to dwell on the bad stuff that came before?
highlights_snippet.sent: But Americans don't care because most of us get a refund on Tax Day, and that makes us happy .