It reminds me a little of the tax return forms in the Czech Republic, which ordinary citizens cannot complete without a tax advisor.

The copyright income deduction requires almost no calculation and fits easily within the existing framework of the income tax form. There are many precedents already on the form, such as the deduction for employment income earned outside Canada, or the deduction for employees of certain international organizations, such as the United Nations.

24. Welcomes the decision of the German G8 presidency to put the problem of international capital market regulation on the agenda for the next G8 summit; expresses its concern that the US has unilaterally announced new principles for private capital pools, which are based on non-binding transparency measures; requests the Commission to ensure equivalent ownership rights in each other's territory for enterprises; strongly believes that a dialogue on hedge funds and private equities should be engaged in view of the systemic risk their activities represent and the growing debate over their wider social and economic consequences; requests the Commission what it will do in this respect, bearing in mind that the US is preparing proposals; re ...[+++]calls that two-thirds of hedge and private equity funds are based in off-shore centres and therefore asks that their fiscal implications be examined;

Covers the recording of commercial transactions for businesses and others; examination services of accounting records and financial statements; business tax planning and consulting; and preparation of tax documents.

As a result, it is now easier and cheaper to start up a company in most Member States. Further, Member States are working at simplifying legislation.

This could force individuals to prepare their own often very complex tax returns or open the door even further to non-professional, or sometimes less than scrupulous, tax preparers.