The only reason you have to make a guess about your taxes is because of the personal tax lobby in America. There are lots of other countries out there that send you a tax form that lists out their calculations and what you owe as a result, and then if you have a problem you obviously speak to the tax authority and work out the issue.
In fact, that already happens in the US if you have property taxes. The local government tells you what they think the land and improvements are worth, and if you have a problem with it, you contact them and dispute their formula.
Like, it's not an all or nothing proposition here. The issue is that there is a bunch of companies that make money by keeping the tax process annoying and opaque and they lobby Congress to cut the IRS budget every year so the IRS doesn't have enough people working for them to answer questions and deal with disputes.
You're posting on the fan site for Citations Needed, so I mean, me making the mistake that we were discussing the United States is at least an understandable mistake, yes?
The only reason you have to make a guess about your taxes is because of the personal tax lobby in America. There are lots of other countries out there that send you a tax form that lists out their calculations and what you owe as a result, and then if you have a problem you obviously speak to the tax authority and work out the issue.
In fact, that already happens in the US if you have property taxes. The local government tells you what they think the land and improvements are worth, and if you have a problem with it, you contact them and dispute their formula.
Like, it's not an all or nothing proposition here. The issue is that there is a bunch of companies that make money by keeping the tax process annoying and opaque and they lobby Congress to cut the IRS budget every year so the IRS doesn't have enough people working for them to answer questions and deal with disputes.
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You're posting on the fan site for Citations Needed, so I mean, me making the mistake that we were discussing the United States is at least an understandable mistake, yes?
America defaultism still claiming victims on Hexbear :(
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A gross take, to acknowledge that it was an assumption that was not correct, and making a joke as to why it was made?
I would ask that you please assume that I am doing all of this in good faith and be respectful, or at least more understanding
I think it was mainly the tax thing. Yanks get really weird about taxes for some reason.
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It really is the best response to them.