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Ask HN: Whats the most boring form that you had to fill? Why did you hate it?

1 pointsby somehnreaderabout 7 years ago
Hi,<p>I am looking for terrible forms that can be simplified for consumers. Online or Offline doesn&#x27;t matter to start with. I have done a few in Europe already, but desperately looking for more.<p>Some examples that I have done:<p>- If your train in Germany is delayed, they make you fill out a paper form, hand sign it and post(!) it to them to claim a refund. No email or fax allowed. I built a little online form that prefills it with data from your ticket. You can also post it through my site.<p>- If your train in France is delayed you have to fill out a similar form thats only available in french.<p>Some examples that I am thinking about:<p>- Resident parking permits are different by council&#x2F;county and some can be a total pain to renew.<p>- taxes (although many have done this incl. TurboTax etc.)<p>- reclaiming capital gains tax paid on shares in Switzerland is super awkward for German citizens<p>Anyhow. Please let me know processes like that that really annoyed you, ideally with link to the original form. Big Bonus points for recurring stuff! Many thanks!

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nicbouabout 7 years ago
The Fragebogen zur steuerlichen Erfassung. Every freelancer and small business owner in Germany has to fill it. It&#x27;s long, it&#x27;s complicated, and it&#x27;s full of things that are hard to understand.<p>I wrote a guide on how to fill it (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;allaboutberlin.com&#x2F;guides&#x2F;fragebogen-zur-steuerlichen-erfassung" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;allaboutberlin.com&#x2F;guides&#x2F;fragebogen-zur-steuerlichen...</a>), but I wish there was an easier way to fill it.
Ayeshabout 7 years ago
Offtopic, but speaking of delayed trains, I remember Italia offering me a half refund on a train that broke down and delayed to arrive at destination. I didn&#x27;t have to fill any form, and the email arrived 2-3 hours past the arrival.
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