[symlinkk]

They could still send you a bill that lists your income and has a note that says

“If you had any income that is not reported here, report it on irs.gov/…. Failure to do so is punishable by …”

This would make things significantly easier for 90% of the population.

[toomanyrichies]

This is what I'd think as well. If they wanted to corner someone into explicitly lying in order to allow for prosecution, wouldn't they still be doing so by claiming non-standard deductions which they weren't actually eligible for?

[cube2222]

That's exactly how it looks like in Poland.