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by humanrebar 201 days ago
So why did they have you fill in that field then?
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For the same reason the IRS makes you fill out how much you made last year. They know—they know to the penny. But making you fill it out is a humiliation exercise so they can "catch you out" and intimidate you.

Well in the case of the IRS, that, and you know, Intuit.