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> I'm genuinely baffled by this, why are the tax filing options in the US so fragmented? Federalism: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalism https://en.wik
by throw0101d 3y ago
> I'm genuinely baffled by this, why are the tax filing options in the US so fragmented?
Federalism:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalism
> Here in the UK […]
Not federated:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_state
- creshal 3y agoGermany is a federation and US tax filing is still a mess in comparison. As often with US oddities, the explanation boils down to "the US is big enough to make corruption really attractive and wealthy enough to be able to just ignore it".
- zyuiop 3y agoYou'll be pleased to learn that most (if not all) Cantons (= states) in Switzerland, a federalist state, have a free online tax filing solution, that computes both communal, cantonal, and federal taxes.