You see the big envelope that says ”Vero” (Tax). Your pulse begins to rise and you feel nauseous. You tear the envelope open, shuffle through the papers, looking for that certain page. Do you get to exhale with a sigh of relief or is your day ruined? Do you get that liberating sensation of knowing that, next Christmas, you’ll have something extra for presents? Or do you have to start planning not only how to buy those Christmas presents but also how to pay for your extra taxes?
The “extra tax” section of the letter is always with a larger print. Quick look – nothing there. What a relief! Then some more shuffling – did I end up with zero this year? No, in fact, this time I get a not-too-bad sum back!
I don’t care if economists say that extra taxes are more profitable for the tax payer (loan from the state with low interest rate) than tax returns (loan to the state with low interest rate). For me it’s impossible to anticipate the taxation (and I have a permanent distrust towards the taxation authority :D ) and therefore I definitely prefer it this way. And what’s with the December pay-date anyway? Just pure torture…
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