Re: Two "Doctor Who" April Fools articles

On 2025-04-05 12:51:02 +0000, Blueshirt said:

The Doctor wrote:

In article <xn0p46s8z2nard000@news.eternal-september.org>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca wrote:

 In Canada it is the last day in April.

 In Ireland (surprisingly enough) we like to keep it simple...
our tax year starts on January 1st and finishes on 31st
December.

 And when due?

 October 31st.
 The government probably think we're all stupid so they keep
important tax dates aligned to holidays so we can't forget.
 Tax Year: New Years Day to New Year's Eve.
Tax returns: Halloween.
 Simples.

Halloween seems fitting since your tax bill is probably the scariest thing you see each year and the government plays the biggest trick by wasting most of the money on stupidities.  ;-)
In New Zealand, the dates for personal income tax are:
   - tax year 1 April - 31 March
   - tax forms lodged by 7 July
   - tax payments due by 7 February
     (tax refunds are usually paid as soon as the tax forms
      have been assessed as correct)