Tomorrow is the day of days--our favorite of the year. Forget Christmas, Easter, Arbor Day.... You know April 15th is the one we all live for!
Yeah--and a yeast infection is fun too.
I HATE doing my annual tax return--and I only do the simple one. Cause I've got NOTHING I can deduct. And I think that sucks--big time.
Why can't renters get some sort of deduction like homeowners do? I mean we have to have a roof over our heads; it's not our fault we can't afford to buy it. [although some banks were doing crazy-ass NINJA loans a couple of years back (no income/no job applications) and that turned out so well for so many people.]
And what about a little sumpin'-sumpin' towards your electric bill? [Yeah, the landlord pays for the heat, but EVERY-FRICKIN'-THING in the apartment is electric. Hello?!?]
And they should give people driving a 10 year old car some sort of rebate--clearly we believe in conservation.....
Perhaps there should be some sort of compensation if your daily commute goes through 2 or more school zones.....
Just sayin'....
I don't know why I put filing off til the last possible moment.... [seriously, I think last year I was hitting "send" at 11:58pm] I mean I usually get a refund. I guess I resent just how little I get. [Maybe I'll ask for it in quarters so I can do my laundry....]
Okay, while I ponder whether to file for an extension or just suck it up and hit Turbo Tax online, here's some words of wisdom on the subject from greater minds than mine:
Mark Twain:
The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.
Martin A. Sullivan:
There may be liberty and justice for all, but there are tax breaks only for some. [TRU DAT]
Will Rogers:
Alexander Hamilton started the US Treasury with nothing and that is the closest our country has ever been to being even.
Albert Einstein:
This is too difficult for a mathemetician--it takes a philosopher. [well, crap, if HE can't figure it out, the rest of us are screwed.]
Herman Wouk:
Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today.
Calvin Coolidge:
Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery [and the dude was PRESIDENT!!]
George Bernard Shaw:
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
Bob Dole:
The purpose of a tax cut is to leave more money where it belongs: in the hands of the working men and women who earned it in the first place. [uh-huh, and there really is a tooth fairy too.]
and finally:
Will Rogers:
The difference between death and taxes is death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.
Happy filing all!
I understand how your feeling, here we don't have to file until the end of April, so we still have two more weeks. Have a great day and I hope you get everything done on time. take care.
ReplyDeleteI just finished doing mine! Sheesh!! Why do they have to make it so complicated??? Ugh!
ReplyDeleteGlad that is over!
Till next year!
Hugs
SueAnn
UGH! I haven't lived in the US for 7 years and I still have to file every year! It's a pain in my petunia!
ReplyDeleteMy husband is a CPA we never EVER get a refund he absolutely does not believe in it. I always want a refund, I beg, He says, " Why would I give the government my hard earned money all year interest free. I'm keeping as much as I can through the year and will pay them on the 15th". Yep, we always OWE, now typically it isn't very much, um, this year, well, we hit a different tax bracket, the CPA was a little miffed with the government (ha!ha!) and we paid way more than I wanted to ever PAY. SO, my husband heard me whine once again, I want a refund!!!!
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