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The US tax system is the legislative equivalent of spaghetti code / big ball of mud.
by throwaway6532 4y ago
The US tax system is the legislative equivalent of spaghetti code / big ball of mud.
- loloquwowndueo 4y agoNah it’s not a US thing; tax codes are the same most everywhere.
- danielheath 4y agoI have never seen one quite as byzantine as the USA.
- gabrielhidasy 4y agoCome to Brazil, we have taxes on products 'circulating', moving your products between logistic centers is OK, but if the product is lost or stolen, taxes are due (as if it was a sale). Some tax regulations were considered illegal by higher authorities, but that won't stop a tax auditor in a local level charging them and potentially closing down your business.
- girvo 4y agoSome are worse than others mind you, at least for certain consumer facing things that most are discussing here.
- jacobr1 4y agoIt is a combinatorial explosion problem. Each taxing authority probably isn't too different from the norm, but in the US you are more likely to encounter many different taxing authorities that overlap.
- coffeeblack 4y agoEvery tax system is. Because the experts who help to develop it are the same people who get paid to help you file your taxes. Making it easier would lose them income.