Re:NY Attorney General hits AirBnB with subpoena for user data
by roel_v on Monday October 07, 2013 @08:36AM
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Hear hear. Italy is a textbook example of the reason we need some form of tax office with powers to check people's finances (as much as I hate to admit it): because otherwise nobody will pay taxes yet demand ever-increasing benefits from the government that somebody else has to pay for.
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Re:NY Attorney General hits AirBnB with subpoena for user data
by CaptainZapp on Monday October 07, 2013 @10:24AM
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Actually tax collection works quite well in Switzerland and even though tax declarations are based on self declaration (albeit based on an earning statement by the employer) tax evasion, or even - fraud is relatively low.
This is despite bank secrecy laws (which only apply in case of tax evasion, but not - fraud).
A big reason is simpleness of the tax declaration, transparency and - overall fairness of the tax code. Even though it's a rather progressive system.
Re:NY Attorney General hits AirBnB with subpoena for user data
by kfk on Monday October 07, 2013 @10:47AM
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selectodude, it's not cultural in the way you think. It's cultural in the way that Italians have created a perverse system in which some people don't pay much taxes and many people pay a lot. It's not cultural in the sense that the single Italian is genetically born not to pay taxes.
It's a matter of incentives for the individuals, not culture.
Re:NY Attorney General hits AirBnB with subpoena for user data
by selectodude on Monday October 07, 2013 @10:46AM
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I think it's just cultural more than anything. The simplicity of paying your taxes and the tax code there has absolutely nothing to do with it.