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> Those other countries have much simpler tax codes than we do All German readers spew out their drink in disbelief - Pardon what?
by Titan2189 10mo ago
> Those other countries have much simpler tax codes than we do
All German readers spew out their drink in disbelief - Pardon what?
- zeroonetwothree 10mo agoWas Germany one of the listed countries?
- mbreese 10mo agoYes. > United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Germany, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands, among other countries.
- pezezin 10mo agoAs a Spanish guy living in Japan, I find the Japanese system hugely complicated (or better said, antiquated), so I shudder to think how bad the American system might be...
- gentooflux 10mo agoThe German word for how complicated the tax code is is "die Steuerverfassungskomplexität"
- buckle8017 10mo agoI think you're vastly under estimating how complicated the us tax code is.
- jenadine 10mo agoI have no idea about tha US tax code. An explanation would be welcome.
- buckle8017 10mo agoThe US tax code is enormous and changes often enough that there is no human alive that has read the entire thing. It's relatively easy to calculate the maximum someone with only ordinary income needs to pay. However to pay less you need to understand all of the potential tax deductions, of which there are vastly more than most people realize.
- rsynnott 10mo agoYou just aren't appreciating just _how_ majestically bonkers the US tax system is. It is truly a work of art. For a country which loves complaining about tax, and where half the political campaigning was traditionally about lowering tax, they sure love overcomplicating tax.