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More than 32 countries do this: All of Scandinavia, Finland, Spain, Estonia, Macedonia, Australia, India, the Netherlands, Japan, the U.K. and a bunch of others

More than 32 countries do this: All of Scandinavia, Finland, Spain, Estonia, Macedonia, Australia, India, the Netherlands, Japan, the U.K. and a bunch of others.

johnlorry 8y ago
Belgium as well. Your employer reports your income to the tax administration, your bank reports your house mortgage for tax deduction and so on. For me it’s pretty much just a bunch of checkboxes check. The hardest part is getting my electronic id to work to log in to the bloody site.
plinkplonk 8y ago
India doesn't do this yet, but it is set to be launched in a couple of years.
- atombender 8y ago
  In 2020, apparently: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/from-2020-pre-filled-i-t-returns-refunds-in-a-day/articleshow/67565007.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/....
Freak_NL 8y ago
It's a breeze in the Netherlands. I finished filing my taxes two weeks ago, a day after the pre-filled form became available online on the revenue service's website (works in all modern browsers, on all operating systems). It took five minutes (two incomes, mortgage, bank accounts, all filled in correctly by employers and banks). Most of that time was spent authenticating myself and my partner. Anyone fighting this in the US should make a bunch of videos showing average people from these countries filing their taxes in the blink of an eye.
- tnolet 8y ago
  For employed people the Dutch system is indeed awesome. When you run a business, it's still quite archaic.
  - refurb 8y ago
    Then it’s not that different than the US (absent the automatic form generation). If you’re single, one job, no house or investments, filing taxes in the US is a breeze. Beyond that it gets messy.
    - Freak_NL 8y ago
      Not really comparable though. Tax filing in the Netherlands is simple for almost anyone who doesn't own a business. That's the vast majority of people. If you do own a business, it's still manageable, just not as automated. I own a house in a household with two incomes: taxes took five minutes for both of us.

More than 32 countries do this: All of Scandinavia, Finland, Spain, Estonia, Macedonia, Australia, India, the Netherlands, Japan, the U.K. and a bunch of others.

johnlorry 8y ago

Belgium as well. Your employer reports your income to the tax administration, your bank reports your house mortgage for tax deduction and so on. For me it’s pretty much just a bunch of checkboxes check. The hardest part is getting my electronic id to work to log in to the bloody site.

plinkplonk 8y ago

India doesn't do this yet, but it is set to be launched in a couple of years.

atombender 8y ago
In 2020, apparently: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/from-2020-pre-filled-i-t-returns-refunds-in-a-day/articleshow/67565007.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/....

Freak_NL 8y ago

It's a breeze in the Netherlands. I finished filing my taxes two weeks ago, a day after the pre-filled form became available online on the revenue service's website (works in all modern browsers, on all operating systems). It took five minutes (two incomes, mortgage, bank accounts, all filled in correctly by employers and banks). Most of that time was spent authenticating myself and my partner. Anyone fighting this in the US should make a bunch of videos showing average people from these countries filing their taxes in the blink of an eye.

tnolet 8y ago
For employed people the Dutch system is indeed awesome. When you run a business, it's still quite archaic.
- refurb 8y ago
  Then it’s not that different than the US (absent the automatic form generation). If you’re single, one job, no house or investments, filing taxes in the US is a breeze. Beyond that it gets messy.
  - Freak_NL 8y ago
    Not really comparable though. Tax filing in the Netherlands is simple for almost anyone who doesn't own a business. That's the vast majority of people. If you do own a business, it's still manageable, just not as automated. I own a house in a household with two incomes: taxes took five minutes for both of us.