I'm with you; if I still have to fill in the paperwork then quite literally what is the point? I'll continue paying an accountant to do this bullshit. This 'new' system is useless to me.
You're not me. The tax situation covered by this initiative fits my needs perfectly. Fine, there's nothing wrong with you paying. Not all of us have that kind of money.
I don't want an accountant, all I want is the system other countries have where the government fills out the forms for you and all you do is sign; this is what everybody has been asking for, for years, and I'm not going to pretend otherwise. If they can't or won't give us that then there is no cause for celebration. My taxes aren't complicated but I detest paperwork and have anxiety over all of it. I don't hire an accountant for fun, I do it because I don't want to fill in the damn forms!
If I have to fill out the forms myself, then it's utterly pointless. I could already do that if that's what I wanted. Not rhetorical: what is even new about this, being able to do it without using paper and pen? Big fucking whoop, thanks for nothing IRS.