Breadcrumb Trail Links 'It was a very simple thing': This tax return from 1953 shows just how complex our tax system has become Over the years Sam Cass, 98, has diligently kept all his tax returns. Jamie Golombek takes a look and sees what’s changed Author of the article: Jamie Golombek Publishing date: Mar 08, 2021 • March 8, 2021 • 7 minute read • Article content For decades, Sam Cass, 98, did his own tax return — by hand. But he had to give that up when he turned 80. In a video interview last week from his retirement home in Thornhill, just north of Toronto, Sam explained that tax filing had become too complicated over the years.