Hey IRS, Jesus Is My ‘Third Party Designee'

IRS Tax Form 1040. Via Alamy. 

On the IRS Form 1040, there is a section titled “Third Party Designee” which asks, “Do you want to allow another person to discuss this return with the IRS?” When filling out my 1040 for 2021, I simply wrote, “Jesus paid it all, all to him I owe.” This is what people mean when they say, “let go and let God,” right?

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