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You scared the fudge out of me!

Oh, that's nothin'.

One time I made my friend Emily give birth.

I don't know what that means, but I hate it.

Almost as much as I hate doing my taxes.

Now, what's that you were saying about how taxes could be easy?

Well, think about it.

Taxes are a bill the government charges you,

so why do you have to do all the math? all the math?

all the math?

Imagine if we did that with any other bill.

(doorbell rings)

How much do I owe you?

You tell me.

Divide number of toppings by cheese consumption?

$12?

Wrong! Now you're goin' to jail!

Bogus.

Instead of making you fill out a complicated return,

why doesn't the government just tell you how much you owe?

Well, 'cause they need to know my income,

my interest on my savings...

all the numbers that are on those forms.

News flash! They already do.

Employers, banks, and other financial institutions

already send detailed records to the IRS.

Okay, we just got Hank's W2s and 1099s.

I could calculate his tax bill myself...

Nah, I'll just wait quietly

while he sends me the exact same information.

D'oh!

The government could quite literally

do your taxes for you.

It's an idea called return-free filing.

Instead of the government checking your work,

you'd check theirs,

and it would make taxes more like this.

Ooh, honey, our taxes came.

Oh...

Just need to deduct that work trip to Toledo and we're done!

Hey, think we have time for some wild, bedpost-rattling sex?

Why not? Our April's wide open.

Return-free filing is already used

by countries around the world

and could allow millions of Americans like you

to do your taxes for free in just five minutes.

Yeah, well, those bozos in Washington

would never go for an idea that makes that much sense.

Actually, return-free filing bills

are introduced in Congress all the time,

and both Barack Obama

and Ronald Reagan pushed for it.

Yes, we can.

Tear down this wall...

of paperwork.

(cheering and applause)

Wow... that must be the only thing those guys would agree on.

For more infomation >> Adam Ruins Everything - Why Filing Taxes Is So Hard (Tease) | truTV - Duration: 2:06.

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Why do honorary consuls work for free? - Duration: 4:21.

For 3 months, the Slovak flag has been raised above the castle of Eclépens.

This is a diplomatic representation

with an honorary consul who's also the boss of the castle.

Negotiations with the Federal

Department of Foreign Affairs

were difficult, because thereare no cosulates

in municipalities of less than 1000 inhabitants

apart from the Slovakian consulate at Eclépens.

We put together a file with the embassy

to show that Eclepens is in the middle of the world.

A stone's throw from the watershed between the Rhone and the Rhine,

where François de Coulon owns farmland and a wine estate.

He became honorary consul for services rendered

when the Iron Curtain fell.

An honorary function based on an official document.

This document is the authentic act of recognition of the consulate.

Switzerland has 130 honorary consuls:

often Swiss who represent foreign countries.

Like Jean-Marc Probst, for Germany, seen here with

the new German ambassador to the UN.

He showed her the region.

It was such a surprise!

It's a serious job: the consulate issues passports and documents

to the 16,000 Germans in the region.

He is the one who pays the staff and rents premises at his own expense.

We accept a responsibility like this out of honour

because we're part of the consular body.

But we risk spending

more than we generate in income.

Which could land us in debt.

This evens out over time.

There are still things to sign.

No problem.

The only income is from passports.

Does a businessman like him get anything out of it?

You have to separate things.

I don't mind giving out my honorary consul visiting card.

But it has never helped me in business.

The job of a consul is a labour of love.

This pianist is not Lithuanian but represents that country,

because he's interested in the training of young talent.

A consular mission that is almost entirely cultural.

I have the stamp that can bindthe country.

For what type of situation?

It hasn't happened yet, but if you need an emergency visa,

I have the stamp.

Each honorary consul agrees on the tasks to be accomplished.

So when Vilnius becomes the European capital of culture, he gets on board.

What a great opportunity

for Lithuania to contribute

to the dialogue between people.

I send people to Bern if they need an official document.

I represent the country culturally

with the young Lithuanians I train.

Switzerland has 200 honorary consuls abroad.

Most have replaced general consuls, to save money.

In Mulhouse, the holder is also a culture buff.

Through his mediation, the Swiss subsidise musicians at this festival.

It is important for Switzerland, a small country,

to participate in cultural events.

It's a way of

getting itself noticed.

A consul in the border region

involved in economic affairs and rather well-off.

For unlike most other countries

Switzerland pays its honorary consuls.

It's a job.

We are available day and night.

It's only right that the car and the secretary

should be paid as part of my expenses.

His peers in Switzerland don't seem to envy him.

They seem completely dedicated to the countries they represent.