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It's painful here in Canada, too. I read passages like this about civilized countries, also heavily socialized like my country, and am envious:

> "Netherlands, the procedure is simple ... Dutch citizens can file their taxes in minutes ... in Sweden, 72 percent of taxpayers say filing taxes is easy"

I enjoy what I receive from paying my taxes. Please make it easier.

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> It's painful here in Canada, too

Is it? With SimpleTax [0] and Auto-fill [1][2], tax filing for an average person (with a bunch of T4s and T5s, some RRSP contribution, etc.) shouldn't take more than 30 minutes. That's how much I have spent on preparing my taxes every year since Auto-fill was introduced, even though I had to input T2202As by hand.

[0] https://simpletax.ca/

[1] https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/e-services/...

[2] https://help.simpletax.ca/questions/how-to-use-afr

What do you use for your taxes? I used SimpleTax and it was pretty easy this year.

If you use software such as ufile, it is pretty easy in Canada.

Thanks. I generally use an accountant because with some investments and side businesses I am (overly?) concerned about making an error. I'm considering SimpleTax this year.[0] No affiliation but I'm a sucker for a scrappy startup.

[0] https://simpletax.ca