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Plural • Problem for Simple Tax Initiative: Pre-filled instead of filled out
5 problems
What’s going wrong? These posts show which problem the initiative addresses — and why action is urgent.
Problem #5
20 hours ago
The individual taxation was adopted in March 2026. According to the cantons, it leads to roughly 1.7 million additional tax returns. They warned that they would need more staff for this and that automation would be slowed down.
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Problem #4
20 hours ago
Laws are drafted in Word files and only converted into a structured format for publication. Only the individual amendments are legally binding, not the consolidated version that everyone reads.
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Problem #3
20 hours ago
Depending on the type of benefit, income is counted as wages, net income, or taxable income. According to the Federal Council, this is not very transparent. Authorities therefore cannot simply adopt existing data.
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Problem #2
1 week ago
Whether a law can be implemented digitally and efficiently is rarely examined today, and the assessment of subsequent costs usually comes too late. A current example is individual taxation.
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Problem #1
1 week ago
Many laws operate with vague terms, exceptions, discretion, and formal requirements. Such rules cannot be automated. Moreover, laws define the same terms differently. Digitalization therefore only mirrors the paper process on a screen.
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