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>No, I'm not and I don't need to disclaim what my profession is either. What is with the internets obsession about "IANAL"? Isn't it more proper to assume that someone is NOT a lawyer, accountant or whatever if they don't say anything, than the opposite?

Because it's common online etiquette. Just like when the countless google or amazon employees that hang around HN comment on google or amazon stories, they give the disclaimer: I work for google/amazon.

>Sure, IRS might act like that but not every country, and if you read my comment again you see that my view is broader than just the IRS.

I do see you made a blanket statement that was easily disproven for the US, and at no point did you say that the US wasn't included in "most countries". So exactly which countries are you referring to, and can you provide a citation to the relevant tax authorities for those countries that you referenced when making your original claim?