c/portland_oregon · by jordanlund@lemmy.world · 2y

They paid their preschool and homeless services taxes. Then the city told them they hadn't

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/portlanders-frustrated-warning-letters-taxes-already-paid/283-5b3434ed-0f6f-408d-87e9-9a275a1967a0

Many Portland area residents who did pay the taxes are having to spend hours on the phone to correct the issue.

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TeamBrett@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Just build it in to everything else. Introducing additional avenues for fuckups helps no one and it's extra painful to pay your taxes both mentally and logistically.

jordanlund@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

It doesn't help that the tax has weird cutoffs. $125,000 if you're single, $200,000 if you're married.

I'm married so I'm under the cap, but if I got divorced, I'd be over the cap.