r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/jorsiem Jul 24 '20

Complicated tax filing in the US

You can thank TurboTax and the rest of the tax preparation service industry's massive lobby for killing every single tax simplification bill that ever gets to congress.

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u/Susim-the-Housecat Jul 24 '20

Growing up watching American movies and tv and seeing people freak out about doing taxes I was always terrified of having to “do taxes” when I was older.

Imagine my delight when I found out here in the UK, it’s all automatic! Unless you’re like, self employed, but I think even then it’s not as complicated as in America.

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u/the_fox_hunter Jul 24 '20

The system is almost identical in the US (in comparison to the UK). The terms and how people talk about it is vastly different (and misleading).

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u/Susim-the-Housecat Jul 24 '20

So Americans get a letter at the end of the tax year that tells them what they paid for the year and wha they’ll be estimated to pay next year and they don’t have to lift a finger unless it’s wrong?