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In Finland it's "we think you owe X amount of taxes, if you agree, do nothing".

• Hamuko 6y ago
  I wonder how many people actually bother claiming their home office as an expense for 2020. It's pretty easy to do (I did it), but the benefit isn't that massive and inaction is easier than action. The standard flat deduction for "work-related expenses" is 750 euro and you can bump that to 900 euro if you worked remotely for >50% of the year's workdays. Of course, if you actually incurred more expenses (and kept track), you can claim that, but I have my doubts about most people doing it.
  • jsmith99 6y ago
    In the UK, if you've had to work at home at all this year, you just tell the tax authorities online by ticking a few boxes on their website and they automatically adjust your PAYE code (what Americans would call withholding) so you pay less tax. It means that you don't have to fill out a tax return just because of simple adjustments like this.
    • Hamuko 6y ago
      Sounds easier than what we have, since we still have to more or less browse through the entire form. The tax authorities actually have instructions with screenshots in English how it works: https://www.vero.fi/en/individuals/tax-cards-and-tax-returns/income-and-deductions/expenses-for-the-production-of-income/how-to-file-expenses-for-the-production-of-income-in-mytax/ https://www.vero.fi/en/individuals/tax-cards-and-tax-returns...
    • oigursh 6y ago
      have you got a link to that please?
      • tikkabhuna 6y ago
        https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/working-at-home https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/working-at-home Did it today. It takes 5 minutes. You need the normal HMRC account though.
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  • dheera 6y ago
    In the US the home office deduction only applies if you are self-employed, which is really stupid because a lot of people needed to move into bigger apartments during 2020 to be efficient at remote work.