Conversation

It started with the question and answer :

Question : Do you know how Norwegians fill out their tax returns?
Answer : They don´t.

Then the survey:
Does your country provide you with a pre-filled tax return for you to rectify and modify?

45% yes.
55% no.

This was, however, not the full story. There was a lot of people that then gave me more details, which was very interesting.

Countries that have a pre-filled tax return, based on replies:

- Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Greece, UK, Romania, Portugal, Austria, Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa

Countries that do not have a pre-filled tax return:

- USA
- Canada

People that have pre-filled tax returns seem really happy about it! What a big surprise...😀

People that have to do the hard work to fill out their tax return seem generally unhappy about it and wish they did not have to and it was automatic.

Some of those having to fill out their tax returns made the case that the automatic system is easy in a small country, but it seems like it is possible in countries like Germany, France, Italy, Spain and India and I think most would agree that those are large countries with plenty of complexities to deal with!

Lets hope things improve soon in the US and Canada!