Not my feeling at all... As an employee filling taxes in France is super simple, just fill a web form with salary and banking pre-filled (just check). Done in u

Not my feeling at all... As an employee filling taxes in France is super simple, just fill a web form with salary and banking pre-filled (just check). Done in under 15mn. Sometimes one can be in odd situation that don't fit well. It's also been my case some years ago when exercising and selling US stock options not considered as such in France (so taxed as salary, ouch...). Just ask them ahead, in my experience they reply and are clear. And I sent them the data with explanation on what I did, so they could correct easily if I misunderstood. Always been fine so far. Maybe you had worst experience and decided to move elsewhere, but no need to paint a bleaker picture. One can question the level of taxes and how they're used, but the payment itself is simple for most I'd say.