[prepend]

What makes you think she’s any worse at cutting and pasting than a non single mom?

Standard deduction EITC does not involve many calculations even if someone uses the paper form and does it all manually. But most people are using the free tax services made for low income filers.

[Johnny555]

>What makes you think she’s any worse at cutting and pasting than a non single mom?

I don't - I think she's worse and manually copy and writing down the numbers than automated software or a professional accountant.

Cut and paste? Why do you think that she has a computer and her employer gave her access to an electronic portal where she can download her W-2's? My niece is that single-mom with 2 jobs (actually it was 4 jobs, not all at the same time). Last time I helped her with taxes, one of her w-2's was handwritten from her employer.

>EITC does not involve many calculations

But why force her to do any calculations or transcription of numbers at all when the IRS already has them?

[kelnos]

The mere fact that there are any calculations to be made, simple or complicated, means that some people will make mistakes. That's a fact of life.

[prepend]

Of course, but I don’t think single moms are more likely to make mistakes than others.

[Johnny555]

Compared to married moms? Maybe not. Compared to accountants, paid tax preparers, or e-filing software that imports the tax forms? Then most likely yes.