> When I read these and the related stories I am thankful I live in a country where you don't even need to file taxes. Virtually all income is reported to the tax authorities, so they will calculate a tax rate for you and you rarely need to make adjustments if your income is stable and regular.

Which country?

In my experience, Americans put a very high bar on governments, hence the multiple complaints you keep seeing, but the actual system is way simpler than most EU countries.

UK probably. And while I agree that is a good aspect of our tax system, I wouldn't praise it too much. There are still many many absurdities.