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 (DIR) Post #AI36jNzBYCITBLKlJQ by redeagle@fosstodon.org
       2022-04-02T18:54:38Z
       
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       Ugh! I hate US taxes. The instructions are too vague and almost undecipherable.
       
 (DIR) Post #AI36jOVRcG6KnOQWau by kev@fosstodon.org
       2022-04-02T20:00:02Z
       
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       @redeagle I’d happily do my own taxes and pay what you fold in the US pay. UK tax 😳
       
 (DIR) Post #AI3D8mW25O2YDyBt7g by bjb@fosstodon.org
       2022-04-02T21:11:51Z
       
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       @kev @redeagle I interpreted what @redeagle said as "the tax regulations are vague and undeciperable", not "I pay too much taxes".I also laud @redeagle for actually understanding how to come to the bottom line (taxes owed) and not just accepting the output of an opaque program.In Canada I expect it's not as opaque, but it's getting more and more opaque.  When I started doing taxes, it was a bit complicated, then got simpler, but now getting more complicated again (as the years go by).
       
 (DIR) Post #AI44gUccPr8g90EOe0 by kev@fosstodon.org
       2022-04-03T07:11:47Z
       
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       @bjb yeah, I understood, but i probably wasn’t clear with my comment.What I meant was I’d happily take on the convoluted nature of managing my own taxes if it meant I pay less.Apologies if the implication of my comment was that @redeagle shouldn’t complain, that wasn’t my intention. On the contrary, I was the one having a good old moan about taxes in the UK. 😊
       
 (DIR) Post #AI44lPNFM54JJeNvWq by redeagle@fosstodon.org
       2022-04-02T21:53:06Z
       
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       @bjb @kev Yeah. I don't care about paying taxes. I just want them to be easier. The IRS knows what's owed, but I'm still expected to gather all this paperwork and figure out if I get the same number as they do.And companies are supposed to send you the forms they are reporting, but they don't always. So I spend hours hunting those down, then hours more making sure I get the instructions right (I probably don't).I can't say I really understand it, but I'm pretty sure I did it right enough.
       
 (DIR) Post #AI44lQ1Ix96xJt7uy0 by kev@fosstodon.org
       2022-04-03T07:12:39Z
       
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       @redeagle @bjb oh wow, I didn’t realise it was that bad.
       
 (DIR) Post #AI44xPrnLhZmJqOpRA by MrDers@fosstodon.org
       2022-04-03T03:54:42Z
       
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       @redeagle @bjb @kev I don't find this to be a problem at all. It seems like every place I need a document from, I have a log in to and I get it there. With regards to @kev, we pay 12% at year end, plus 10% with purchases. I imagine that's fairly minimal compared to the UK
       
 (DIR) Post #AI44xQINkqqLeIq3sW by kev@fosstodon.org
       2022-04-03T07:14:49Z
       
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       @MrDers it is. The amount of tax we pay in the UK is tied to the amount we earn. I pay 60% on some parts of my salary. That’s a small chunk of my salary though, the main chunk is 40%.@redeagle @bjb