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I don't know about subsidies, but the other figures are not even close. Download the 2013 1040A tax form instructions from the IRS. On page 67, it says the tax for a single person making $50,000 is $8425.Now look on page 85. It says these are the percentages of that money spent on different items in the US budget:Defense, veterans, & foreign affairs: 24% ($2022)Social security, medicare, other retirement: 38% ($3201)Social programs (such as welfare): 21% ($1769)Interest on the debt: 6% ($506)Corporate subsidies: Not listed, but they probably go under "Physical, human, and community development: 9%" ($758)A key form of "corporate subsidy" is tax breaks, so they don't show up in the budget. To know what they cost you, you'd have to estimate how much of your taxes would have been paid by corporations instead of by you without those tax breaks, and then subtract the amount that corporations did pay instead of you because they were able to do more business because of those tax breaks. For instance, money spent on basic research used to pay back, on average, at least ten times its cost, and IMHO probably closer to 100 times its cost, based on studies done 40 years ago. (The payback is probably smaller now, but the US govt. doesn't really fund basic research anymore except for DoE, DARPA, IARPA, and NOAA.) This means that a tax break to a corporation that was used on basic research would eventually result in all the corporations of America paying an additional amount of taxes equal to the value of the tax break, times the return on that investment across all the corporations in America who use the resulting technology, times the tax rate. That’s the theory behind corporate subsidies.Theoretically, the current level of subsidies was chosen because you'd have to pay higher taxes without the subsidies, except for state subsidies, which are supposed to be a gain to taxpayers in that state but a net loss to the country. But neither of those show up on your federal income tax.TL;DR: Anybody who tells you they know how much corporate subsidies cost you is lying.ADDED: All of the people who disagree fail to understand that taxes are not a zero-sum game. If a company made $1M taxable profits in 2014, and the government is going to reduce their tax rate for 2015 from 15% to 14%, and the company knew that ahead of time, then that tax cut does not (on average) result in the government getting $10,000 less income, because the company will expand their business in anticipation of 1% higher profits. If you don't understand this, you shouldn't be arguing about economics and taxes, you should be learning about them.

I’am answering you on the assumption that you are asking about Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)You must obtain an ITIN if:1. You do not have an SSN and are not eligible to obtain one.And2. You identify with one of the following categories.• Nonresident alien who is required to file a U.S. tax return.• U.S. resident alien who is (based on days present in the United States) filing a U.S. tax return.• Dependent or spouse of a U.S. citizen/resident alien.• Dependent or spouse of a nonresident alien visa holder.How do I get one?Option 1You can file Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, with your federal income tax return. You must also include original documentation or certified copies from the issuing agency to prove identity and foreign status. If you qualify for an exception, then file Form W-7 with your proof of identity and foreign status documents.Mail your W-7, tax return, proof of identity, and foreign status documents to:Internal Revenue ServiceAustin Service CenterITIN OperationP.O. Box 149342Austin, TX 78714-9342You will only file a tax return to the address above once, when you file Form W-7 to get an ITIN. In subsequent years, when you have an ITIN, you will file your Form 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ as directed in the form instructions.Option 2You can apply for an ITIN in-person using the services of an IRS-authorized Certified Acceptance Agent or visit an IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center. This will prevent you from having to mail your proof of identity and foreign status documents. After processing, the IRS will issue your ITIN through the mail. You will then file your Form 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ as directed in the form instructions.When should I apply?You can apply for an ITIN any time during the year when you have a filing or reporting requirement. At a minimum, you should complete Form W-7 when you are ready to file your federal income tax return by the return’s prescribed due date. If the tax return you attach to Form W-7 is filed after the return's due date, you may owe interest and/or penalties.How long does it take?You will receive a letter from the IRS assigning your tax identification number usually within seven weeks if you qualify for an ITIN and your application is complete.Who can I call for help?You can call the IRS toll-free at 800-829-1040 if you are in the United States or 267-941-1000 (not a toll-free number) if you are outside the United States. This service allows you to check the status of your application seven weeks after submitting Form W-7 and your tax return.Credits : Utkarsh S Rajput

For many years I did my own taxes in an Open Office spreadsheet. Each year it got a bit better. I added pages as I added forms I had to fill out. In the end, I would go through the 1040A instructions, make changes to add or remove lines, set a couple of variables (standard deduction mostly), then fill in a section with information from the w2s and 1099’s. Then I’d still need to look up the tax for line 22 (or whichever line it was after the deductions and stuff), and copy the answers to my tax form. I also had the state taxes, since they just filled in a few numbers from the federal form (and w2s).So software wise, all you need is a spreadsheet.If you are going to go fancy, have automatic lookup of the taxes, etc, well, you’d have a lot more set up (and still need to go through the tax forms) each year.Note — this proves my contention that any running program is based on a simpler running program. My earliest versions were just a few formulas in a spreadsheet. it was getting pretty nice at the end. If you are going to build a whole tax system — a complex program — you are going to have trouble getting it working. And remember “It’s quicker to build a 6 inch telescope and a 9 inch telescope than to build a 9 inch telescope.”Good luck.