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Can you point to a country that publicly releases everybody's tax returns, as a policy? I know some countries that release elected officials' returns, but not t

• vntok 2y ago
  Finland for example: https://www.vero.fi/en/About-us/finnish-tax-administration/data-security-and-information-access/public-information-on-taxes/public-information-on-individual-income-taxes/ https://www.vero.fi/en/About-us/finnish-tax-administration/d... > Individual income tax information for 2023 was released on 7 November 2024. Public information can be browsed on tax office workstations and requested by telephone: How to search the public information on income taxes and real estate taxes > The following data is included in the public information on individual income taxes: > name, year of birth, county earned income subject to state taxation > capital income subject to state taxation, income subject to municipal taxation, income tax, municipal tax > imposed taxes and charges in total, amount of back taxes or tax refunds
  • c-cube 2y ago
    Thank you, not surprising it's the nordic countries. I can't imagine this in the US but I'm glad to learn some places pull it off.
• jay_kyburz 2y ago
  A quick google search tells me Finland, Norway, Sweden, Pakistan
• qwerty1793 2y ago
  Norway allows you to see / search almost everyone's personal tax record (including name, birth year, postal code, net income and net wealth). You can do this online here: https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/forms/search-the-tax-lists/ https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/forms/search-the-tax-lists/
• mrmlz 2y ago
  Sweden - public records.