"Why are taxes not easier?" Because Revenue/Tax collection services in many countries operate on the principle of "guilty until proven innocent", they simply v

"Why are taxes not easier?" Because Revenue/Tax collection services in many countries operate on the principle of "guilty until proven innocent", they simply view every individual/company as being guilty by default and it is the job of that entity to prove they are not (hence lack of motivation in pre-filling forms as is suggested in article) The same line of thinking is also why the tax code is so complicated and seems to always get more complicated, it becomes almost impossible to become tax compliant for average person/company since there are so many caveats and loopholes and exceptions and so on, tho it also leads to employment for armies of accountants, advisors etc and of course the people working for Revenue/Tax entities themselves. Why would the give us simpler tax codes and procedures when it can put them out of job? Reminds me of CIV quote "The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy."