Re: Assuming you're serious...
...you're constantly paying estimated tax bills. That only happens here if HMRC are actively pursuing you for suspected evasion.
Ahh! You see, that's (one) difference between you and us. IRS ASSUMES you're evading and acts accordingly.
Well, that, and you can't know what your tax will be until all your annual income and deductions have been determined. IRS also doesn't want to get to the end of the year and find that you don't have enough money to pay your taxes. The rule here is that IRS gets their money first, before anyone else can touch it.
// wish I was kidding
Biting the hand that feeds IT
