Published by JPLand on 06 Feb 2009 at 03:13 pm
Payday
I have a lot of work to do this weekend. I need to finish a quiz, do some research, and prepare a presentation. But the darkest cloud looming over the time with my family is taxes. Yup, I’ll be sitting down to a table full of receipts and print-outs.
Our method last year for handling the taxes seemed to work pretty well. Kelley took the girls outside to play while I sat at the kitchen table. This allowed me to at least see the girls while I crunched numbers. Most importantly, it prevented my precious little girls from hearing my malicious tirade that was aimed at the computer, the IRS, and then the rest of society.
So, with temperatures expected to hit the 70’s this weekend, it will be a perfect chance to sit at the kitchen table and send my blood pressure through the roof. Here ya go, Uncle Sam. I hope you enjoy wasting my money!
UPDATE - It turns out that we did fairly well planning for taxes this year. It looks like we’re paying the feds and getting some back from the state. Looks like we have a net total of about $200 to pay. If it weren’t for my wife’s charitable heart, we’d be owing much more than that.
Alana on 06 Feb 2009 at 8:15 pm #
Dude! We have to file taxes in Canada AND the US this year. And New York State, which is for some reason ten times more complicated than GA. What I’m getting around to saying is that when you’re done with yours, feel free to come on over and do our taxes, too.
PawPaw on 07 Feb 2009 at 9:17 pm #
So, if I understand you correctly, you’re removing more funds from Georgia’s shrinking treasury and putting more money into Obama’s???
Carmen on 09 Feb 2009 at 8:31 pm #
Ugh. I hate tax time. This year we each had one W-2, I had 2 student loan things, John had a student loan thing, and then there were forms from daycare, our mortgage company, and something else I don’t quite remember. And then we itemized our prescription drug purchases (over $2000!) and a couple other things. We just said to heck with it and threw everything at an H&R Block accountant and asked her politely to deal with it. It cost over $200 but saved us a nervous breakdown. Kudos to you for doing your own taxes. Perhaps I can book your services for next year???