tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post8983491853614127956..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: TAXESjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-27538201916594684072017-03-21T18:45:42.518-04:002017-03-21T18:45:42.518-04:00Our taxes are tricky because we both do work on th...Our taxes are tricky because we both do work on the side. We have to track everything. We also claim everything. I've heard people say they don't show cash income. If they are comfortable with that, they should do it...until they get caught.<br />One thing about claiming everything, if I were to get audited, I can look the taxman in the eyes without worrying that they know about the income I didn't report. <br />I dread doing taxes every year.Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-39769116899699247002017-03-19T01:18:27.919-04:002017-03-19T01:18:27.919-04:00We have let H and R Block (Crock) do our taxes. Hu...We have let H and R Block (Crock) do our taxes. Hubby started way back when and we just continued on to this day. We've had complicated years with taxes with independent contractors employment, things dealing with inheritance and living trust funds, now rental house, etc., that it is "above my pay scale" to try to figure it out. For me it is worth them putting the number in here and there to get it all done. We both claim less exemptions during the year; I'm single and no dependents; he's married and no dependents. With what we have to write off with this and that we get a nice refund at the end of the year which we can use for this project or that project. Are we self disciplined to save the money if we didn't do it this way and have less money taken out? Sadly, no. <br /><br />I used to wait until April 14th or 15th to get them done. Now I get them down in February and enjoy the benefits of a quick refund :)<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-48577307393692332902017-03-18T13:20:57.167-04:002017-03-18T13:20:57.167-04:00One of the reasons I have stayed married for 62 ye...One of the reasons I have stayed married for 62 years is that my accountant/lawyer husband does ALL our taxes!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-28321281801251538022017-03-18T00:00:29.639-04:002017-03-18T00:00:29.639-04:00When I simplified my life years ago, donwsized and...When I simplified my life years ago, donwsized and all that, a nice side benefit was that it simplified my taxes, too. I did mine last weekend. I get back $201. I'd say that's cutting it juuuuuust about perfect. :)Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-87841111980585017892017-03-17T15:06:54.498-04:002017-03-17T15:06:54.498-04:00Ah joeh, you just made me realize how nice it is t...Ah joeh, you just made me realize how nice it is to be poor and old. I haven't had to file income tax in 10 years. By the way, AARP will do your taxes for free and you don't have to belong. They usually set up in a local bank.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-70054299633883001712017-03-17T13:18:43.081-04:002017-03-17T13:18:43.081-04:00Have always done me own taxes, at least up until Q...Have always done me own taxes, at least up until Queenie listened to too many tax preparation commercials and decided we must be missing out .... so I made her a deal. If she'd have a tax prep firm do a draft of our taxes we'd compare it to my version and, if they found something I and my tax software didn't find we'd try it for a few years. The catch was that either way, taxes would become hers for a decade if she so chose because she'd been questioning the whole deal for about that long. Since this software makes it easy and automatic, why fight it?<br /><br />Well, we are in year 3 of her using the same software to do our taxes and life is cool. She chose to put 2 national firms to the test and the only extras they found were things we were clearly not eligible for ('Try it, it might go through and benefit you' ... yeah, with an audit? Or a delay?) and one of the firms missed a biggy that we WERE eligible for. So I have 7 years more of good luck left ;-) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-83548268502931679492017-03-17T12:51:58.572-04:002017-03-17T12:51:58.572-04:00I would draw the line at depreciation for sure!I would draw the line at depreciation for sure!joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-74103005575308714062017-03-17T12:50:03.700-04:002017-03-17T12:50:03.700-04:00I haven't had to do the taxes since I got marr...I haven't had to do the taxes since I got married. (No, I'm NOT saying that's why I married him...) My husband has been our taxman ever since. It was much more complicated years ago, and the kids and I knew to leave him the hell alone when he was working on them. When he started using Turbotax, it became a lot easier, and now that we're old farts, he can knock 'em out in a single afternoon. Our refunds were direct-deposited a few weeks ago.<br /><br />Your daughter is a talented writer. She must take after her old man. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-45247282867153578082017-03-17T12:47:01.435-04:002017-03-17T12:47:01.435-04:00HA! Now, that's funny...HA! Now, that's funny...<br />Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-46079229730503666182017-03-17T12:44:56.097-04:002017-03-17T12:44:56.097-04:00Hubby used Turbo Tax and it works great. We pay q...Hubby used Turbo Tax and it works great. We pay quarterlies and they aren't cheap. We always say if we're paying taxes then we're making money. Bugger.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-84288474160431168862017-03-17T12:32:08.834-04:002017-03-17T12:32:08.834-04:00I quit doing taxes when I had to figure depreciati...I quit doing taxes when I had to figure depreciation on the studio part of the house. I figured I was wandering down Audit Lane, and turned it over to my wonderful accountant.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-46752764670049480602017-03-17T12:10:09.596-04:002017-03-17T12:10:09.596-04:00Brother-in-Law, The Mouth, lets me do his taxes on...Brother-in-Law, The Mouth, lets me do his taxes online, his are easy. Ours are more complex and worth the bit we pay the old family friend/accountant.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-65518089842038550492017-03-17T12:02:39.948-04:002017-03-17T12:02:39.948-04:00Mrs. Chatterbox does our taxes since she used to w...Mrs. Chatterbox does our taxes since she used to work for a CPA, but we did hire a CPA to do my late mother's taxes. You wouldn't believe what we had to pay.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-80994618936798782672017-03-17T08:03:25.987-04:002017-03-17T08:03:25.987-04:00Our tax lady comes to our house, it takes about a ...Our tax lady comes to our house, it takes about a half an hour, she chats away with us oldies, e files it immediately, charges us the seniors rate which is pretty cheap. It's done, we can forget about it, and the government will put the money directly into our bank account. I used to do ours until things got complicated...well...too complicated for my non mathematical brain anyway.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-1328218593337849022017-03-17T07:29:16.595-04:002017-03-17T07:29:16.595-04:00I was fortunate in having a chartered accountant f...I was fortunate in having a chartered accountant for a husband, but it hit me hard when he died and I had to worry about filling in forms. However, I was saved by hubby's profession - because of his standing with the Chartered Accountants Institution I was given the opportunity to have one of their accountants sort out my tax affairs - at no cost to me. Yep, the accountant comes free, and not just a one-off but for all time. What a relief to someone whose brain seizes up when faced with figures. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-34866490613657023592017-03-17T05:47:42.441-04:002017-03-17T05:47:42.441-04:00I liked your daughter's description of Jack an...I liked your daughter's description of Jack and Jane's home. Houses are my thing and I enjoyed picturing it in my mind.<br />I always did my husband's taxes and when I started working did my own too. Easy peasy, since we both only ever needed the short form. I don't think anyone here does joint forms, always individuals. After we divorced he had to take his receipts etc to one of those firms, they charged a percentage of his refund, so he wasn't happy about that.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-34102724651070103682017-03-16T22:32:21.574-04:002017-03-16T22:32:21.574-04:00We send ours to an accountant and frankly I think ...We send ours to an accountant and frankly I think I could do them myself. However, hubby is self employed and that has some extra lines here and there and that's one reason I can't wait for retirement so we can be poor and file ourselves. Hope it's a tax refund year for you! Now I have to go get all the stuff together for the accountant. Don't know why I put this off every year. yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56611159274613640662017-03-16T22:29:05.082-04:002017-03-16T22:29:05.082-04:00ACK! I need to start my taxes. I use that Turbo th...ACK! I need to start my taxes. I use that Turbo thing, because with two boys in college, and some inherited stocks, and my mom's house that we sold, and my retirement halfway through the year...it's not as simple as it used to be.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-13412026801546614772017-03-16T22:26:06.495-04:002017-03-16T22:26:06.495-04:00We work together to do our own, and I honestly do ...We work together to do our own, and I honestly do not know anyone else who does their own. And ours is the long form. What irritates me is the price of the software. And the fact that we have to file state and local income tax forms, too. All in all, it's at least 15 hours of labor. And then there's our kids and 95 yr old aunt's that we do. Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-19141523710032588902017-03-16T21:45:39.008-04:002017-03-16T21:45:39.008-04:00Ugh! Taxes. Thanks for the tutorial, next year we&...Ugh! Taxes. Thanks for the tutorial, next year we'll tackle. Good suggestion to teach in school.BrandywineChroniclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426702884295405681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-62123677927453238122017-03-16T21:10:31.851-04:002017-03-16T21:10:31.851-04:00I have a fantastic tax accountant. If I sleep with...I have a fantastic tax accountant. If I sleep with him, he'll do my taxes for free, even if they are fairly complicated. I always joke with him that he can't ever leave me, I'd be up shit creek. Not only would I have to pay someone to do the taxes, I wouldn't be able to figure out how to turn on the TV.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.com