Michael Snoyman on Nostr: GM Nostr! Today's the day I do one of my most hated bits of paperwork for the year. ...
GM Nostr!
Today's the day I do one of my most hated bits of paperwork for the year.
Since I'm a US expat, once a year I need to file an FBAR to let the US government know about all my financial holdings. They already have all this information, I have to sign paperwork with every financial institution I sign up with allowing the US government access to this information.
This form isn't the worst thing in the world to file. It's just completely unnecessary. It's meant to try and trap people. On top of that, the form to fill this up is actively hostile to its user.
I already paid my taxes... many times, and to two different countries. To quote John Galt:
"Get the hell out of my way!"
Today's the day I do one of my most hated bits of paperwork for the year.
Since I'm a US expat, once a year I need to file an FBAR to let the US government know about all my financial holdings. They already have all this information, I have to sign paperwork with every financial institution I sign up with allowing the US government access to this information.
This form isn't the worst thing in the world to file. It's just completely unnecessary. It's meant to try and trap people. On top of that, the form to fill this up is actively hostile to its user.
I already paid my taxes... many times, and to two different countries. To quote John Galt:
"Get the hell out of my way!"