The US is an anomaly among developed countries for having a tax system that is so heavily individualistic. Plenty of other countries give tax-preparation duties

The US is an anomaly among developed countries for having a tax system that is so heavily individualistic. Plenty of other countries give tax-preparation duties to companies or the government, so individuals are mostly covered by blanket forms. The US doesn't do this because H&R Block and TurboTax would get put out of business. So there's no real reason that we couldn't have a more elegant and streamlined process, but you're right, we won't.