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931 points sohzm | 3 comments | | HN request time: 0.754s | source
1. j1elo ◴[] No.44463376[source]
"Since this was our first tax reporting, we didn’t realize at first that we're supposed to declare our income. We’ve now revised it."
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2. Nextgrid ◴[] No.44464342[source]
You are joking but that's exactly how it works as long as you are a company (and the bigger/more connected it is the better).

Don't pay your debts as a person: you quickly get hit with fees, chased by collections, etc.

Don't pay your debts as a company: sorry, it was merely a clerical error by our accounting department. Nothing to see here.

Lie and profit from it as an individual: that's called fraud and could land you in jail.

Lie and profit from it as a company: sorry, our website/documentation was out of date, our CS clerk was wrong and has since received additional training. Nothing to see here.

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