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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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  • Apepollo11@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    In the UK, unless you’re self-employed, taxes are just kind of automatic. It just gets handled by your employer.

    If you’re self-employed, and especially so if you’re VAT-registered, it can be a bit fiddly. For most people, however, it’s just handled invisibly.