Fuji
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Another boring day was coming to an end.
Ling Ping An leaned back in his chair and hummed a tune while filling in the options on his phone screen.
He was fulfilling his civic duty -- filling in the annual tax return.
In the Federal Empire, taxpayers were a very interesting term as most citizenship rights were closely related to taxes.
For example, the right to vote and the right to make proposals were not their natural rights.
The right to vote in an empire was directly related to taxes.
If one did not pay taxes, he would not have the right to vote or to make proposals.
Also, one could not participate in the national examination.
Therefore, in the Federal Empire, the qualification to be a taxpayer was crucial.
Even if many people, especially those low-income people, paid zero tax every year, they had to fill out the tax return every year.
What's more, it had to be completed and submitted within the statutory time limit.