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Pretty much the same in Sweden. But we can make corrections online on most parts; securities, real estate, deductions etc.
by wmli 17y ago
Pretty much the same in Sweden. But we can make corrections online on most parts; securities, real estate, deductions etc.
- lutorm 17y agoIt's worth pointing out that Sweden has been doing the "simplified tax return" with all information prefilled for, IIRC, about 20 years. Internet filing is newer, but the basic method is really old. It's really quite unfathomable to me how behind the U.S. is on these things (that and banking comes to mind). But maybe it's just the entrenched interests that are doing their damnedest to stop this from happening. It seems that here's one example when you can't argue that corporations are "adding value"; they have been making money due to the primitive IRS system and now they think they're entitled to it.
- eru 17y agoYes, it's hard to fathom. Don't tell anybody, I've heard there are also still using cheques in the US.
- Mz 17y agoI rarely use checks anymore. However, the IRS will accept a check but not a credit or debit card. They are kind of dinosaurs in that regard. (Though there is a way to pay them with a debit card through a third party for a small fee.)
- ams6110 17y agoI still file on paper. Why? Because it costs me a first-class postage stamp. E-filing has a fee of something like $15.
- malkia 17y agoI pay my rent with check. That's the only way my landlord wants it (no cash, or any electronic way). I've seen (though rare) people paying with cash in stores (I live in LA).
- eru 17y agoContinental Europe also uses cash. But cheques haven't been seen for ages. I guess cash might just be a different kind of old-fashioned. (Britain seems to get rid of cheques slowly.)