Oh it's that time of year again -- the birds are chirping, the flowers you planted are actually blooming and...your taxes are due. Talk about a buzz kill! As if getting your finances in order weren't a nightmare to begin with, now you have to figure out whether or not to file together, which tax bracket your joint income puts you in, and what all those tax terms really mean (hey, this is no time to overlook deductions -- you need a new couch). Why does the IRS make this so damn confusing? We don't know, either, but here's what you wish they just said in the first place.
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