Tax Return in Germany

[Judy2]

Every time I try to fill in a form for my taxes, I am astonished that these forms are even legal. 

I finished high school with the equivalent of a 4.0 GPA and went on to university. And still, I have no idea what they are even asking, what legal paragraphs they are referring to, or what half of these words mean...and I relied on ChatGPT for at least half the form. Is that smart? - No. Can I afford an accountant? - No. 

How is this possible? 

There are people in this country, I assume, who are less intelligent or educated than myself - how can we expect these people to even remotely understand what the government wants them to fill in on these forms, when even someone with a good education can't understand???

Why are we making taxes so difficult, why can't the state just ask normal questions without using complicated technical terms and figure the rest out for themselves? 

Edited 2 hours ago by Judy2