Residents of 12 states are eligible to participate if they meet certain criteria. But the agency’s plans have already met resistance from tax preparation companies.

Residents of 12 states are eligible to participate if they meet certain criteria. But the agency’s plans have already met resistance from tax preparation companies.

  • GiddyGap
    6·
    10 months ago

    Oh, thinking “if they know how much I owed them anyway, why do I have to do this shit in the first place?”

    They do that in pretty much all other developed countries. Never had to worry about filing taxes when I lived overseas. Just double check their work and forget about it until next year.

    • HeartyBeast@kbin.socialOP
      3·
      10 months ago

      In the UK, if you are basically employed by one employer with minimal savings, you don’t have to fill in a tax return. As soon as things get a bit more complicated- you are self-employed or have multiple streams of income, you have to fill in a return

      • GiddyGap
        1·
        10 months ago

        Yeah, the UK often tries to imitate the US whether or not they should.

          • GiddyGap
            1·
            10 months ago

            As soon as things get a bit more complicated- you are self-employed or have multiple streams of income, you have to fill in a return

            Maybe I misunderstood.

            • HeartyBeast@kbin.socialOP
              1·
              10 months ago

              That’s not to do with copying anyone though. It’s just an intrinsic problem with the complexity: “We’re pretty sure we have the information needed to calculate your tax? No worries, we won’t brother you. Affairs are more complicated? We’ll have to ask you for help”