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byTony Isaac ( 1301187 ) writes:
Creating software that is able to guide "regular" users through a complex tax system is hard. If the IRS turns its existing forms into fillable web forms, people will still need to use commercial software, because few can actually understand those forms that only a bureaucrat could love. There aren't many government web sites that are well-designed and easy to use. Most are rather clunky and outdated. I hope the IRS does better, but we shall see.
byChrisq ( 894406 ) writes:
Creating software that is able to guide "regular" users through a complex tax system is hard.
The UK manages it. Most fields have help like "This is the figure in box 3 on your P60", the P60 is the end of tax year form that employers must give all employees.
byTony Isaac ( 1301187 ) writes:
I wonder how complex the UK tax code is, compared to the US tax code.
byChrisq ( 894406 ) writes:
I wonder how complex the UK tax code is, compared to the US tax code.
From what I've seen of the paper forms for a simple declaration of one salary, some charitable donations and expenses it's pretty similar for federal taxes. As she was not living in the USA my wife did not have any state taxes. I admit that many people have much more complex tax affairs so the comparrison may only hold for straightforward cases.
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