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Fast moving regulations and legislation. You need both a legal and developer team, at least to follow and implement things as soon as they become the law. Even

Fast moving regulations and legislation. You need both a legal and developer team, at least to follow and implement things as soon as they become the law. Even the revision of yearly variables is a considerable task.

hylaride 1y ago
Many laws also exist specifically to keep industries afloat. The complicated tax code keeps many lawyers and accountants in business.
- bayindirh 1y ago
  > The complicated tax code keeps many lawyers and accountants in business. At least, some of the complications in these are not intentional, but result of centuries old evolution of these systems. Maritime shipping uses centuries old systems to handle costs in shipping accidents for example. I forgot the exact name of the system, but while the method is extremely fair, it's equally complicated. The whole premise stems from "This ship has sailed because you wanted me to carry your cargo", and becomes something mind boggling. I'm sure there are some steps taken to keep people busy, but chalking up everything to it is unfair and wrong.
  - hylaride 1y ago
    Fair points, but there is hostility to fixing a lot of those historical rules for the same reasons. Long-standing business practices is another can of worms, especially ones as international as shipping.
    - bayindirh 1y ago
      Of course, this is a very complicated matter. I just wanted to point out that the issue has two sides, and it's not clear where a side ends and the other one starts. I have heard and seen enough horror stories about employee pushback on different scales against automation and simplification.
datadrivenangel 1y ago
And often the yearly variables aren't published until a few weeks or months in advance, so it's a scramble every year.
- bayindirh 1y ago
  I know a couple of professional accountants. They have yearly regular overtime periods. It's hard on everyone.

hylaride 1y ago

Many laws also exist specifically to keep industries afloat. The complicated tax code keeps many lawyers and accountants in business.

bayindirh 1y ago
> The complicated tax code keeps many lawyers and accountants in business. At least, some of the complications in these are not intentional, but result of centuries old evolution of these systems. Maritime shipping uses centuries old systems to handle costs in shipping accidents for example. I forgot the exact name of the system, but while the method is extremely fair, it's equally complicated. The whole premise stems from "This ship has sailed because you wanted me to carry your cargo", and becomes something mind boggling. I'm sure there are some steps taken to keep people busy, but chalking up everything to it is unfair and wrong.
- hylaride 1y ago
  Fair points, but there is hostility to fixing a lot of those historical rules for the same reasons. Long-standing business practices is another can of worms, especially ones as international as shipping.
  - bayindirh 1y ago
    Of course, this is a very complicated matter. I just wanted to point out that the issue has two sides, and it's not clear where a side ends and the other one starts. I have heard and seen enough horror stories about employee pushback on different scales against automation and simplification.

datadrivenangel 1y ago

And often the yearly variables aren't published until a few weeks or months in advance, so it's a scramble every year.

bayindirh 1y ago
I know a couple of professional accountants. They have yearly regular overtime periods. It's hard on everyone.