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Interesting README:

> The Dutch IRS has a catchy slogan, which goes like this: "Leuker kunnen we 't niet maken, wel makkelijker". Roughly translated, this means: "We can't make it more fun, but we can make it easier".

If only filing taxes in the U.S. was like this…

> Bake does not collect any information when you clone, build or publish projects.

It's sad that this needs to be said.




The worst part is that a large portion of the push back against improving the tax system here in the US is all the tax software companies. Intuit (and H&R Block) spend millions every year lobbying against tax code simplifications or at least simplifying how you interact with the IRS.


Someone has to keep breaking windows for the good of the economy.


I moved to the Netherlands five years ago from the US - dealing with the tax agency here is such a breeze compared to the IRS.


Having lived in a bunch of countries over the past decade, it's only when I moved back home to NL that I fully appreciated how easy things are.

Firstly, digital filing is the norm and for "simple" returns, just works.

Secondly, if you ever have a question, you can just call the tax authority on their free phone number, and pretty much ask them anything related to individual or business tax returns.


I once had to call the IRS for something and it also “worked”. The wait time was pretty reasonable (5 min or so), the person I spoke with was polite, knowledgeable, and actually resolved the problem on the first try.

It was heads and shoulders above most interactions I’ve had with with ISPs, big banks, and the like, where you get transferred around between departments that don’t seem particularly interested in helping you out....


In the UK most people don't have to file taxes at all. Can't get easier than that.


How much is that due to the UK being a surveillance state?


None.




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