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Re:The case for why Google should be regulated as a public u... by kwhitefoot on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @01:12PM (#24122788)
> greatly simplifying the burden and toil of tax season by issuing 90% of Americans a pre-filled-out "This is what you owe; sign this and return it or dispute it with your own filing,

All of Scandinavia does this. Has been doing it for ages.

Most people need do nothing at all. And it works really well even if you do have to make some amendments (income in a foreign country for instance that the tax authorities can't see directly).

Re:The case for why Google should be regulated as a public u... by cycomanic on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @01:57PM (#24123470)
It's also one of the reason why the tax office is one of the most popular government agencies in Sweden. It just works.