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@lemm.ee
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      610 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.

      • HeartyBeastOP
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        310 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

          • HeartyBeastOP
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            110 months ago

            I’m not sure how you drew that conclusion from what I said.

            • @GiddyGap@lemm.ee
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              110 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.

              • HeartyBeastOP
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                110 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”

    • HeartyBeastOP
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      110 months ago

      In the UK, I’ve certainly had times when I’ve paid too much and they refunded me.