A tax system that needs to be clearer

From: The Independent - London | Date: December 13, 1995 | Copyright information

Trying to make our excessively complicated tax system easier to understand is a noble and no doubt worthwhile cause. Certainly tax experts everywhere gave a broad welcome to yesterday's report on simplifying the legislation. Complex language and rules put an excessive burden on personal and corporate tax payers alike.

However, although the project is undoubtedly far-ranging - it involves more than 40 people spending five years on a complete rewrite of the legislation - it is difficult ...

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