BobKamman
Level 15

At no time ever did IRS tell anyone that this was being done for the convenience of taxpayers and practitioners.  It's done so that examiners can look at a computer screen, based on your data entry, rather than at a piece of paper.  Whatever made you think otherwise?

It's like electronic filing -- pay a clerk $10 to work at a computer terminal so IRS saves $2.50. 

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