Pay Tax Returns With Txt

Sweden is putting in place the infrastructure for citizens to pay taxes by text this May. The government already knows everything about Swedish taxpayers’ income from a range of sources – banks, employers, financial institutions, and condo boards all have to file details about salaries, loans, funds, and properties each January. Taxpayers now need only sign their forms via text if they accept the calculations as per the filing. Even ahead of Sweden is Estonia, who apparently became the first nation to vote online in the general elections in 2005. Now the government is working to help citizens vote using their cell phones.
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