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Re:My Stripe Tax Story by samatman on Thursday March 03, 2022 @09:52AM (#30541761)
While all of this is true, other countries have a system where the government tells you what tax they believe you owe, and provide the details of how they reached this number.

The citizen can either pay that number, or offer amendments to the details which imply a lower rate (or higher if you're a masochist, I suppose).

That's independent of the complexity of how that number is derived, and in balance I would rather the US (as a citizen thereof) use this sort of system than the one we happen to have.

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Re:My Stripe Tax Story by yencabulator on Friday March 04, 2022 @08:49PM (#30563213)
One thing to add: You're typically still obligated to file a return if the prepared taxes are not correct. You're not "off the hook" in any way by accepting what the prepared statement says. This mostly bites e.g. entrepreneurs with more complicated taxes, especially if you filed for an extension on the business side.
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