---
title: "How Do Americans Feel About Doing Their Taxes?"
description: "Ben Franklin once said that nothing in life is certain, but death and taxes. More than two centuries later, taxes remain a yearly ritual for most Americans. Most say they dislike – or even hate – doing their taxes, but about a third say they like it – or even love it. Click through the […]"
date: "2013-04-11"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2013/04/11/taxes-opinion/"
categories:
  - "Economic Policy"
  - "Taxes"
---

# How Do Americans Feel About Doing Their Taxes?

Ben Franklin once said that nothing in life is certain, but death and taxes. More than two centuries later, taxes remain a yearly ritual for most Americans. Most say they dislike – or even hate – [doing their taxes](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2013/04/11/a-third-of-americans-say-they-like-doing-their-income-taxes/), but about a third say they like it – or even love it. Click through the responses below to find out why…