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Apparently TurboTax tweaked the 2009 version of their software to prevent anyone from claiming, as Tim Geithner did during his nomination, that they failed to report self-employment income because of TurboTax. Because, after all, it was Geithner’s fault that he hadn’t payed his taxes, not TurboTax’s.

Reminds me of the Brady Rule.

(Or the Hines Ward Rule.)

H/T Megan McArdle.

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…TurboTax has changed its tax preparation software for 2009 to prompt those working for an international organization like the IMF to report their self-employment income and pay self-employment taxes. ( H/t Joseph Lawler.) Next time Secretary Geithner will have to find another excuse for “forgetting” to pay his taxes. Maybe his dog ate the 1099? Post a Comment Name (required) E-mail (will not be published)…

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