Tax and social security are deducted directly by employers (contract).
We are given a receipt of deductions made on our behalf.
In the case of self-employment, freelancing and businesses big&small, you do your own books, that's why tax evasion and corruption are among the top of Portugal's problems.
We do file income taxes (by hand or e-mail) so that:
-the banks don't forego my house loan.
-if I get hit by a truck, I am covered by the government regarding my health expenses.
-if I lose my job, I am entitled to welfare.
So you see, people who are employed by others have no choice but to get arse-***** by the government every single month, whereas the bosses and corporations make away with the loot to offshore tax-deducting paradises.
Ain't it a bitch?
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