Amen. (Although this will never happen).<p>I have a simple S Corporation setup in Washington. I have to deal with:<p>- City government (license &#38; tax)<p>- County government (property tax)<p>- State government (license, 3 different taxes)<p>- Federal government (payroll, etc)<p>This is for a one-man corporation in a state without state taxes. The amount of paperwork and agencies is a total time-sink. Outsourcing it cheap for a small business either (need more volume to amortize the cost).<p>Sadly, I don't see simplification happening in politics anytime soon. Not only does it require cooperation between different levels of government, it would create fewer loopholes for businesses.<p>It's the same reason we'll never see a simple flat tax for personal taxes. Makes it too difficult to hide all the political favors.