yes it goes in all parts in the direction of more control.
F.E. in Germany many years ago nearly all shares was bearer share now much (maybe even the most) big company changed them to registered shares, so they now who is their share holder and how many shares he has. I think the best way to stay more anonymous would be if states finance just through value added tax, so the only had to control at one place in the shop that they add this tax, but in every case if I take situation in Germany I believe that much is clientelism.
It's the natural interest of tax consultants, that tax system is complicated, because they want that people come to them and pay for work instead of doing their tax declaration alone at home. And this is only one example. Other would be that in Germany even if you are fully agree and manage all by yourself you cannot make divorce alone, because you are not allowed to put application for divorce only advocat can do this and so you have to pay for advocat much money, just because he sit their without any sense.
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VAT is a great way to tax. There should be more of it and less of other taxes. The reason why there are so many rules is the desire to create a fair system.
A flat tax + VAT doesn't offer much in incentives and disincentives. And it will lead to all kind of unfair decisions.
As a society you do want to retain tools to encourage good behaviour and especially to reward long term thinking.
Reality is messy...
"The reason why there are so many rules is the desire to create a fair system."
But system won't be fair at all.
I can only speak for german tax system other I don't know.
One example: If you should move for job to another town you have two possibilities:
Both have often the same expensis.
What Nr. 2 have to pay (petrol, car insurance, ticket for public transport and so on) tax authority will deduct from his salary before calculating tax.
But Nr. 1 have to pay the same because he pay higher price for renting flat. But this is not interesting for tax authority.
Is this fair ?
In Germany if you rent flat on landscape you pay often for one square meter between 3 and 4 Euro, but f.e. in munich you pay approximately 20 Euro, so difference are quiet high.
Generally speaking people in cities pay more for a house since the ground and property is rare but they also have a higher income. It is the same in Holland. So if you are smart go live on the countryside.
Yes but people who work in city have decision to life in city or on the countryside.
But I think not, that state should only accept expences from them who live on the countryside (driving cost) and not expences from them who live in city (higher rent).
In my opinion the most logical and fair system would be to take average expences and add to them the cost of working with tax declaration for this point - the result of this everybody get as tax free income and everybody must take his individuell costs.
But in my opinion german state don't make this because he don't make tax system easier because in this case tax advisor would loos their work.
You have a good point here @udow
We must remember that those who create taxes do not care if those taxes are fair or not. What they care is: if people can afford to pay those taxes without protesting (the way french do right now).
Cheers
Piotr
@crypto.piotr I doubt they care if the taxes can be payed... just hushing at the moment and within 6 months ot will be payed one way or the other, "Prince John loves Nottingham"
Yes without protesting or to vote at next eligation for another party.
Hi @bluerobo
It's great to see how responsive you are. Steemit indeed needs more people like you.
Im not sure if this would be the best solution.
Dont you think that if other taxes would be abolished then VAT would have to be increased like crazy?
Cheers
Piotr
Thank you for your amazing comment @udow
I wonder how do you personally feel about it?
I guess we just all need really to play by the book. The problem I see is that (just like you mentioned) "tax system is complicated". So most likely everyone I know (including me) could potentially get in trouble with breaking the law.
So the best solution is to stay "under the radar".
Perhaps the best think we can to is not to get paranoid and learn to live with the fact, that there is very little privicy in current world.
ps.
Are you from Germany? Your knowledge about this country is quite amazing :)
Yours
Piotr
"I wonder how do you personally feel about it?"
Sure I'm not so happy about it, but I think I cannot change. Ok I do my best to do what I can (f.e. go to election, write to politicans and I was also candidate in our village for parliament) but really power to change I have not, I know.
I mean if control leads to catch some terrorist it's great, but if control leads to information who come to place where they should not be it's not so amizing and also this happens.
""tax system is complicated". So most likely everyone I know (including me) could potentially get in trouble with breaking the law."
Yes it's true, they want you to bring to go to tax advisor and to pay for them.
In Germany it's unbelivable: If you do your tax declaration yourself you must fill out them 7 month earlier than tax advisor must do - how is this possible ?
"Are you from Germany? Your knowledge about this country is quite amazing :)"
Yes I am form germnay - where are you from (let's they I guess something, but let's look if I'm correct).
That would also not help much if you're already investigated. Tax law often contradict itself. Not on purpose. It's because world is evolving. And sometimes we have our local laws (like for instance in Poland) and then "higher laws" (european union). Which can be very different.
ps. Im Polish :) currency one of the safest places in the world. But I live in Asia because I cannot stand winter :P
yes but tax advisor can tell you also before how you do this or that and their are so many things what you can do, especially if you have company. F.E. nearly no owner of company in Germany have a car, but it means not that they don't drive, just car is property of the company and alone this brings much advantages.
It's official you must Pax tax for 1% of car price every month and than all expences are expences of company not yours also when you drive privat. value added tax f.e. on petrol you get than back and so on ...
Thank you again for sharing your knowledge with me @udow
Appreciate your time