Strea of Consciousness #Socs Saturday : A taxing situation
Here is the link to Linda Hill’s prompt.
(NOTE: In my haste to publish and get back to that tribulation called tax itemizing, I had to add the above #SoCS picture…and a title, ergo the post change).
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “project.” Use it as a verb, a noun, or both. Have fun!
Tax time dog days
Fun? What’s that?
I’m sitting at my desk with an entire drawer full of receipts and itemizing my taxes. That’s what you have to do when you’re a self-employed consultant.
Sure, I should neatly put these pieces of paper into slots every month so I wouldn’t have to go through this. Since I haven’t done that in the past 24 years, I doubt I’ll get around to changing my tactics.
I’ll just continue to bitch about it without end and treat the headache it causes me to go through this…Every. D!m#ed. Year!
Missing the credit card statement for March, April, May and October? No problem. Go to the bank’s website and look it up. Sure, it took 4 times to get all the information that I needed, and I’m still missing a few things, but I’m quickly passing the point of, “I have to make sure I get everything,” to “Why the hell do I bother?”
Writer’s block? You betcha.
The good news is that I’m 3/4 of the way done. Once I get past the next hurdle and all this…stuff… is on it’s way to my accountant, I’ll sit down with a chocolate or 10 and let it mingle in with the migraine medication.
One project down. Or so I hope. Unless it kills me first. After that, only 304 more days until January 1, 2018 and I have to worry about doing this all over again.
Good Luck! Not a fun thing to do. Ask the cats to help? 😛
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I’m presently on a utility website. They used to make it easy to download what I needed. Now they’re being fancy and I’m going to have to slog through the information I need bill by bill.. It’s just added another day to my endeavor.
OBCC just tried to make a bed inside the draw holding all the papers. I fed him instead. It’s a win-win. 🙂
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So sorry! But I will say what my mother always used to say (that bugged us all)…”but you will feel so good when it (whatever) is all done”. Our response = “no mom, YOU will feel good”. LOL! P.S. Lazy beasts! 😛
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Ugh! I’d tell you to start file folders now so you don’t have to do it all again next year, but I know it’s no good because I’m the same as you are.
I really hate tax season.
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Ah! A kindred spirit when it comes to itemizing taxes.
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Keep it going, good luck, stay fresh and be sure to write smart. Weve got a new short story out called Eaten an Eskimo and your feedback would be incredible. Before publishing it, we are trying to get all the feedback we can handle and we need yours to make this novella come true
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I went to your site to read it and my keyboard failed. It started streaming wwwwwwww until i pulled the plug. It was old, tired, and I knew it was just a matter of time. A fitting ending to this week. 🙂
I try to warn people that I used a text reader to listen to anything over a few paragraphs. Only the most compelling writing can hold a person’s interest with mechanical voice that reads every typo.
If I’m asked to be a Beta reader, I tell you what I think, too. If you still want me to read it and comment, I will.
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I would like you so to read it and comment, yes
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I responded. Wishing you all the best in your writing career.
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At least you are using your writers block productively…….take a bow. 😏
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Now look what you did. You made me giggle. Thanks. 🙂
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Oh reminders of days long gone doing accounts. Sadly, I still do it but at least I don’t have to submit the figures to anyone now!
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Numbers and I don’t get along very well and, in fact, I don’t know many dyslexic mathematicians. If you write, “I was a reed” instead of “I saw a deer,” people might ask, “is this right?” But if you turn the numbers around in a calculation, it can mean the difference between feeding the IRS monster $100 or $1000. The same great tax accountant does my taxes every year. It’s well worth paying someone you trust.
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Exactly. I used to keep the accounts for my ex partner with all the receipts etc. I’d then pay a visit to an accountant who checked my figures, did the calculation and let me know how much tax would need to be paid and what his fees would be. I had a great arrangement with him in staggering payments over three months at no extra charge. When I left the relationship, the agreement left with me!
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Tax season leaves a lot of people grumpy. I’m yet to meet anyone who enjoys doing it
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I live in the wonderful state of Maryland. Last year there was a case called Wynne in which someone sued the state because they were being double taxed when they worked in another state. We were fortunate enough to be able to get paid taxes paid from previous years. Unfortunately I had all my 1099gs sent through email and the site wouldn’t let me pull them up on my computer. I had to call for the information. I was on hold for 30 minutes (time spent reading blogs while listening to the music) but I was able to get my information. I feel your pain, and really hope to be more organized for the next tax season.
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A sales tax is looking better and better.
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I used to live in Florida, truthfully – the lack of income tax was a good thing.
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I’ve lived in states with income tax before. It’s a pain in the behind. I love being back in Florida for many reasons, and the lack of a state tax is one of them.
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The weather and beaches are also wonderful.
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