making me enter a special code and fill out forms and pay for the ‘deLuXe’ tax software because only that can handle the right forms

i assume other countries do this too. scum apps more like

  • soviettaters
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    6 months ago

    It’s not actually that hard. My first time filing taxes I had to do a 1099 because I worked a gig-style job as a teenager.

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      6 months ago

      The hardest part is knowing what you can deduct, and most people don’t keep good receipts so at the end of the year there’s tons of things that could be deducted but they can’t prove the expense so 🤷‍♂️

      I hate our tax system too but it can be worked

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        6 months ago

        If the government automated everything then we wouldn’t be able to deduct nearly as much stuff. There are tradeoffs for every system.