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France to end non-essential printing of paper receipts (www.euronews.com)

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[–] mr_pichon@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, a tax dodger might end up going through the garbage to remove the transactions corresponding to receipts that were thrown away from their records, but that’s at least quite a bit of effort. I don't know where you live, but in france the government doesn't check the garbage to find the receipt for simple groceries

[–] letmesleep@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The point is that an IRS agent wouldn't throw the receipt in the garbage. I.e. the garbage would be the easiest way to determine which receipts might end up being used as a reference by the authorities.

I know people who work in the tax office. Mandatory receipts being necessary is an undisputed fact for them.