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Re:YouTube asks channel owner to verify phone, permanently o... by hyperman1 on Monday February 17, 2025 @05:20AM (#43077253)
I've always vaguely wondered how the US knows who to tax, if they have no complete, trustworthy register of who the citizens are and where they live. It presumably works, I just don't understand how.
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Re:YouTube asks channel owner to verify phone, permanently o... by pjc50 on Monday February 17, 2025 @05:35AM (#43077357)
They rely on a number of inefficient proxy systems, like the UK: making employers keep track of the tax of employees, and making all the banks report "suspicious" transactions.

The US even tries to make its overseas nationals pay tax. As a result, everyone everywhere in the world who wants to get paid by Amazon has to sign a US tax form saying they're not a US taxpayer.

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Re:YouTube asks channel owner to verify phone, permanently o... by htrp on Monday February 17, 2025 @09:25AM (#43079311)
https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/accounting/v...

The answer is goodwill and doing the right thing.

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