Could it be worse? · 10:47pm Mar 22nd, 2014
By way of introduction, here is a brief exchange from Somepony New, chapter three:
“Is that an abacus?” Rarity asked. “Twilight, dear, have you fallen for an accountant?”
Twilight scowled, but Brush fielded the question anyway. “It sort of fits. This was what I was trained for, many years ago, though I actually haven’t worked in that field lately. And I figure Equestria just has to have a more sensible tax code than I’m used to.”
“Then you’re in for one humongous shock,” said Applejack. “The tax system here is downright crazy.”
I spent entirely too long last night working on my own present-day tax return, which this year required a form I'd never even seen before, and while I'm not complaining (much) about the results, I'm wondering what you think an Equestrian tax system might actually be like. (This is not story research; this is mostly just batting ideas around.)