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Tax returns are public in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Iceland. Do you think your 4 examples are endemic problems in those countries?
by freddie_mercury 7y ago
Tax returns are public in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Iceland.
Do you think your 4 examples are endemic problems in those countries?
- vidar 7y agoIn Iceland the returns are not public in their entirety, just the total taxable income and the total bill due.
- jacknews 7y agoYes, I perhaps misspoke when I said tax returns. Of course the actual individual deductions should not be public, only the gross amounts.
- ben509 7y agoI'm sure they're resourceful enough they've figured out how to work around those problems, but wouldn't it be simpler to not create the problem in the first place?
- mbeex 7y agoProbably not, but these are not the only or even the most significant problems. Social control for example, belongs to the more important ones. Made easier (also their dark sides) especially in consensus-driven societies, most scandinavian countries adhere to.
- bildung 7y agoIsn't social control exactly the intended goal? IMO this is the whole point of the article: If the public knows about Amazons tax returns, the expected result is public (=social) pressure against Amazon.
- mbeex 7y agoMy answer went to the parent, not the article. The problem is another one in this case (privacy and her value). And in this context (mutual) social control has the mentioned dark sides, that should be considered.
- sparkling 7y agoSo what do i have to do to get someones tax return in e.g. Sweden? Whats the process?