April 15th - "Tax Time! Bring on the Blame"
7Tax Time! Bring on the Blame!
That’s right boys and girls! This is your last weekend to get those taxes finished. And Galactic Goat is here to help!
No, I’m not going to do those taxes for you. I can’t answer questions about your Schedule B or alternate tax tables.
But if you can’t find those missing receipts? Having a hard time reconciling your w-2s? Wondering what you did with that 1170 from Enron? I’m ready kids. The Goat’s shoulders are strong, bring on the blame!
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I was trying to explain to the auditor that a goat ate my receipts.
Not close enough to the last possible second yet, for me to start thinking about an extension.
@f00l
Extension filed. I really am missing some docs. Waiting someone I can’t force to hurry up at the moment … family …
Mine are still not done. Won’t be finished until Monday sometime…waiting for a duplicate receipt. Hmm… actually (formally) not started yet either.
@woodhouse
Twilight Zone - S01E08 - Time Enough At Last
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4kw9vb
Twilight Zone - S02E25 - The Silence
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4xtn1h
This year, for once, I put everything into an envelope, labelled it clearly, downloaded all backup files, imported data into spreadsheets and tax software, and I still can’t get started. I have other things to do. Actually I’d rather do laundry and rearrange the kitchen than start. And wash the car. And clear the garage.
@OldCatLady Yes. That is called productive procrastination. I am very good at it. I practice it a lot. At the moment I have 2 things I am productively procrastinating - taxes and one of my part time jobs, where I haven’t had a contract since Feb and won’t have one again until July, emailed me and told me I had to do something; they forgot to tell me to do it while I had a contract so now I get to do it for free. They told me Thursday, it has to be done by Monday night. Sigh. And since I don’t have a contract at the moment I won’t get paid for the 12 hours of training I am supposed to do as well… not only that we are then required to suggest how to make it better since we are, essentially beta testing it. Sigh again. Too bad I need that job.
@OldCatLady @Kidsandliz Today’s non-catshirt at catshirtswoot seems appropriate here:
http://shirt.woot.com/offers/future-procrastination
@narfcake nah some of the work might go away before that particular point in time in the future…
@Kidsandliz
You rang?
@narfcake I may get the shirt. Later.
Might shock the accountant and drop my taxes off this week…honey wants a $300 propane griddle thingymabobber…not in the budget till refund is in…
@mikibell I want this, badly. I have stayed away from charcoal for a long time because I am lazy. But we know that charcoal is better. So the best of both worlds with this.
$349.00 Laziness factor fixed! And you can buy every accessory thing under the sun including your griddle-thingy.
@mfladd cool…we have sooo many grills…my dad changed over to an electric weber…he gave us his propane grill…
Taxes. Might. Be. Done. Still re-reading the IRS audit manual gazillion times to make sure I calculated something right since it isn’t totally clear how to do it. Deductible expenses (most of it medical, tiny bit home office since I work online) are more than my income (gee maybe that explains why I need to resurrect my gofundme, only transfer it over to a youcaring since the fees are less there). Taking any bets on whether or not I get audited? Plan to e-file tomorrow. Hmm just checked the time. Technically it is tomorrow.
Just filed my taxes. I had negative taxable income this year. That would be hilarious except the cause was medical bills (of which I still have a ton left I haven’t paid).