• Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
    8·
    1 day ago

    Since you mention states and the site mentions federal taxes and the IRS, I assume this is for the tax system of the USA, it’s funny that it isn’t stated anywhere though.

    • nylo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      5·
      24 hours ago

      the USA is the only country that I know of that requires such ridiculous measures to file your taxes tbh

      • Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de
        5·
        22 hours ago

        Here in Switzerland, tax law is different per canton. So for our ~9 million people we have 26 tax laws! We pay taxes on three levels, communal, cantonal and federal taxes. And who collects which part depends on your canton. In mine the commune collects the communal and the cantonal part, and the canton collects the federal part. Yeah… it makes no sense to me either.

        Though regarding the filing that part is not so bad;you only make one tax declaration from which the taxes on all three levels are calculated. And as far as I’m aware each canton offers a free software application for filing. The filings are a little complicated compared to some European neighbours from what I hear. For instance we aren’t source taxed directly out of our pay-checks, so we have to list our earnings and possessions manually and list various deductions.

        Still, from what I gather we have it a little better than the US Americans