“ just some fines at the most. “

That’s ok for the big players with deep pockets. For the little guy this is a much bigger problem. As it should. It would just be nice if law breaking would be a bigger problem for the bigger companies too.

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riffraff an hour ago | parent [-]

I think GPs point is that the fines are generally not crazy.

I misfiled stuff a few times and got fined, it's annoying but it's not something that will break your bank.

The behaviour of the tax office varies quite a lot from country to country tho.

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pocksuppet an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Yes. No country is out here destroying productive businesses because they made a paperwork mistake. The penalty is usually proportionate.

But don't trust me, ask your lawyer.

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worik 34 minutes ago | parent [-]

> No country is out here destroying productive businesses because they made a paperwork mistake.

New Zealand. The Accident Compensation Corporation, a compulsory insurance scheme, is absolutely feral. Will crush you "because rules" without a thought.

	▲	pocksuppet 27 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		What were the rules you broke, and what was the penalty?

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tekla 25 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

I've misfiled several times due to being young and stupid.

Each time I got a piece of mail asking my to call the IRS to clear it up, and every time the agent was nice and very helpful clearing it up, and not fined.