If you lived in Estonia, your income tax forms would be sent to you each year with everything already filled in — income tax there is a flat rate, the same for everyone, making this easy. The workinestonia.com website boasts it can take as little as three minutes for an average Estonian to file online.
By contrast, in the United States the average person takes about 13 hours to prepare income tax returns by mid-April each year. The Congressional Research Service says people who pay someone to do this, and the IRS says about 53% of us do so, have to shell out an average of $240 apiece. That varies widely depending on how much someone owns, has invested or qualifies for one of countless credits or deductions.
By contrast, in the United States the average person takes about 13 hours to prepare income tax returns by mid-April each year. The Congressional Research Service says people who pay someone to do this, and the IRS says about 53% of us do so, have to shell out an average of $240 apiece. That varies widely depending on how much someone owns, has invested or qualifies for one of countless credits or deductions.
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