Re: It's The Same The Whole World Over...
No it's not. In Switzerland, I took our paperwork down to the tax office to ask if I understood the guidance correct. I was also told we could submit a supporting document in Portuguese, the boss knew Spanish,took a look and understood.
People we knew were even reminded to declare expenses.
Apparently it varies by municipality, but to us it came across as a matter of professional pride that we should pay the correct amount of tax