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I believe this was discussed in the tax day thread, Japan does it this way.

• amichail 18y ago
  Is there a privacy issue?
• nimbix 18y ago
  It's the same here in Slovenia. I didn't need to report anything personally because everything is done by the companies for you. They just sent me a letter at the end saying that I'm getting 50 EUR back.
• bonaldi 18y ago
  Yep, same in UK. For the vast majority of people: low-middle income, one employer, the employer works out your tax and deducts it monthly for you. No tax reporting forms, and if a mistake is made over the year, it's repaid at the end. The only time you do a tax return is if you earn over a preset limit, or if you have multiple substantial income sources.
  • jlees 18y ago
    Or if you're self-employed etc. Technically even if you're renting a spare room and it's all covered under the rent-a-room allowance you have to do one. Still, they're fairly easy and you can do them online etc.
• patio11 18y ago
  Yep. You wouldn't believe how much trouble I had with that concept when I came here. "Oh God, boss, I saw on the train taxes were due yesterday." "Yeah." "I didn't file!!!" "Of course you didn't." "Aren't I going to get thrown in jail and probably deported!?" "Patrick, are you feeling alright? This is taxes, not something to get worried over."