@clacke

Of course I did. 😀

The Linköping office was very important. We started with a handful of people and we grew to a bout 100 in that office. It was a purely technical office and had a lot of really talented developers.

Linköping is a really nice town.

I spent a lot of time visiting all our offices around the world as well as have user meetups in different parts of the world. We had at most 15 offices in 12 countries.

@joeblubaugh , the US government knows just as much or even more. The only difference is whether the government tells you what it knows, so you can save time. That is all.

Instead you fill in any blanks as needed, but for most there are no blanks to fill in. You select to do the standard deductions instead of itemized, and you are done.

@DKesserich

Norway has had the current system for more than 10 years...

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

This is an oversimplification, but years ago Norwegians started to get pre-filled tax returns in the mail. Later they stopped getting them, but instead had to do an OK online. Now even that is not needed. No comment means it is is OK. You can rectify and modify details online, if needed.

The reality is that the government already had most of the data needed for most individuals. Your salary is reported by the company you work for. Your bank details, including anything you have in your accounts, any loans, stocks, bonds, etc., is reported as well. Your kids are known as well. There might be details to add, but most is known. Why waste people´s time filling out details that are already known and risk people making mistakes?

When will the US get there?