Fortunately, DeGeneres tells Renee Montagne, she has a secret method of preparation: Lots of sit-ups.

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The problem with this method of preparation is that it starts in middle of the creative process and then jumps to the end, skipping several important steps along the way.

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The IRS also expects taxpayers to save more than 1.6 million hours per year in tax preparation time from this simpler calculation method.

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