"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 3/12/2013 7:55 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>> "Polly Esther" > wrote:
>>
>>> Today I had to sign a form at our accountants that I did NOT want to
>>> file
>>> electronically. We are not receiving a refund. Why would filing
>>> electronically benefit me?
>>
>> In NY you would avoid the fee for *not* filing electronically.
>>
>> I don't see it on their site now- so maybe it was just last year? I
>> use TurboTax and was going to mail mine last year and the software
>> warned me of the fee for filing by mail.
>>
>> Jim
>>
> Kind of ironic. Two agencies of the same government. The Post Office was
> founded on snail mail; the IRS wants to penalize you for using it. LOL
>
> Jill

You think this is the only example of the government working at cross
purposes?