Maybe it just optimizes for different things? I honestly don't see why you'd think your system is superior, we have a similar one to americans here in canada an

Maybe it just optimizes for different things? I honestly don't see why you'd think your system is superior, we have a similar one to americans here in canada and it's just fine. No one really complains about it outside the internet, and to me the process you described wouldn't fit here as much. Having your own business, or side revenues, or not being a salaried employee is much more common here. And we (thankfully) don't have a mandated ID in canada or in the US, which makes it harder for the state to actually track all your income and expenses. Yes TurboTax and the tax filling industry in general are pretty shady, and there should be free IRS/CRA tools for people to fill their returns directly. Unless you have a more complicated tax situation. But to me that does not have anything to do with doing away with tax fillings in general.