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Ask HN: Anyone knows how to simplify taxes?
- RajeshRama27 4y ago[dead]
- SourabhGatoch 4y agoI have been following Sharan Hedge for a long time, however i feel there is a gap that exists in reels and how it can be applied. I always prefer articles/ books over any form content for learning, and this newsletter kinda seemed interesting. Looking forward to it.
- breck 4y agoYes. We (http://publicdomaincompany.com/ http://publicdomaincompany.com/) are going to do it if someone doesn't beat us to it first. Will be a 2023 project for us (https://github.com/breck7/copypastetaxes https://github.com/breck7/copypastetaxes). I've been a supporter of https://github.com/ustaxes/UsTaxes https://github.com/ustaxes/UsTaxes and they are doing amazing grunt work that will be a big part of the solution. Also, here's a great image of the first income tax return: https://www.archives.gov/global-pages/larger-image.html?i=/historical-docs/doc-content/images/irs-form-1040-1913-l.jpg&c=/historical-docs/doc-content/images/irs-form-1040-1913.caption.html https://www.archives.gov/global-pages/larger-image.html?i=/h... It used to be 1 page. IIRC my own tax return last year was well over 100 pages. 100x increase in complexity by that simple measure, and I'm not an expert but I don't think human brains have grown by that much.
- AdiTealfeed 4y agoThat's great, I'll definitely check it out asap.
- Normille 4y agoI think Amazon do.
- AdiTealfeed 4y agoHaha lol XD I was looking for options that are more towards individuals and not MNCs :p
- _448 4y agoTax on consumption rather than income. Just keep one simple tax, "consumption tax". This has lot of benefits like reduction of waste, equal access to resources, reduction in poverty etc.