>Same in the UK. I think it's probably like that in most countries. I can confirm for Italy, it is the same, for very, very simple situations (employee or reti

>Same in the UK. I think it's probably like that in most countries. I can confirm for Italy, it is the same, for very, very simple situations (employee or retired) the government provides a pre-filled tax form, with the addition, since a couple years that some (not always correct though, yet) medical expenses (that can be subtracted) are already filled in. As soon as you have some other source of income (or some extraordinary expenses) you actually need an accountant/consultant.