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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 we
by 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 agoFor employed people the Dutch system is indeed awesome. When you run a business, it's still quite archaic.
- refurb 8y agoThen 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 agoNot 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.