Every year we promise ourselves that we will get this done early in the year. End of January - mid February lastest!
It's mid-March and we are just now getting to it. Actually, not really getting to it, but thinking of getting to it. We just opened our CPA's tax packet (sent in December) and have to find all the paperwork, all the numbers, receipts, bills, blah, blah, blah.
I HATE TAXES. Made all the more insulting that we are paying taxes for stuff that isn't really a benefit to us. Schools are in worse shape, our roads and transportation are crappy, gas prices sky-rocketing ... it just makes my blood boil. That doesn't even cover the price of this crazy war in Iraq and Middle East. But then again, our kids are going to have to pay for that!
So I'm choosing to blog instead. A worthy alternative, I'd say. I'd ask the question - have you done your taxes yet, but I don't really want to know. I'd rather ask - do you plan to have to pay or get a refund? We always have to pay (two years ago it was almost $12000!!! Talk about having a heart attack!) so we never have a refund splurge. This year, if we get that stimulus check Bush talks about, we're likely going to have to send it right back to pay our stupid taxes.
On the bright side, we got a used headboard for $75 this weekend that I only need to put foam and fabric on to make it look good. Happy about that!
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I have a fabulous accountant who handles my company biz and the oh-so-exciting financial affairs of Wilkinson Manor. She worked for the IRS for 12 years or so. She rocks. Nutty as can be but very savvy with our taxes and my financial biz needs. While I am in the dark when it comes to taxes I can say this--we never owe nor do we get a refund (as you know--this is ideally how it should be--people get excited to "get $ back" and all they've done is overpaid the govt.!) Anyway, I know with Myron's work (like mine) my monthly paycheck is not always consistent--some how this woman makes it happen just right for me though. Anyway, we just found out that we're not getting any $ back from good ol' George W. due to our tax bracket. Not that we should as I do not really agree with the "stimulus" deal anyway..bottom line- taxes stink, yep. k
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