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Exactly my complaint as well!

They could send me a monthly statement like my city government does. Instead, they wait a year to let me know I slipped up and then charge me interest. Guys, if you know I slipped up now you could have told me a year ago.

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This is not purposeful but likely a side effect of them still relying on ancient COBOL mainframes that seem unable to keep up with the growing population (and thus growing number of tax filers.)

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