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[An angry kid sits at his desk in school complaining]

Kid: Ugh why don’t you teach us about things we’ll actually need to know as adults?!

[An unamused teacher]

Teacher: Ok, I’m going to teach you how to do your taxes while also dealing the death of a loved one

[The teacher, wearing the same expression, holds a knife in one hand, and a hamster in the other]

Teacher: Please itemize your deductions while I deal with Mister Hamps, the class pet

[A class of shocked and crying kids look on in horror while trying to simultaneously do their taxes. The cries of the hamster off screen are cut off abruptly]

Hamster: SQWEEE- -

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  • drolex@sopuli.xyz
    2·
    2 hours ago

    I’ve been living in 5 different countries and I still have to find one place where doing your taxes is not an absolute nightmare.

    They all have been slightly different nightmares, I will concede that point.

    • persona_non_gravitas@piefed.socialEnglish
      1·
      43 minutes ago

      Depends entirely on how complicated your income/expenditure is. This year was the first time in 10 years or more that I needed to add to my pre-filled tax notice (major reno, deductions worth it). I may have missed out on a few hundred € of deductions in that time, but my simple life has always been listed immediately correct: Income from national work/benefits, voluntary retirement insurance, stocks&funds wins, losses, dividends. Finland.

    • Randelung@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 hours ago

      Switzlerand is a breeze. Digital, prompt led, explanations next to the form fields, import of precious year. Takes five minutes to upload a phone scan of a few documents, a bit longer for more complex data entry like trading dates.