The entire tax code is bizarre and complicated. Each time Congress touches it, it becomes more complicated. Tough for IRS and Tax software companies to keep up with it but they have to do so. As we speak the new recovery funding bill that Congress will eventually pass will make their jobs even more difficult and cause more complicated tax filing issues. As a nation we spend about 250 billion each year just on filing federal taxes. Big waste of money which could go to more constructive things.
