Just did my taxes

[Whoozyerdaddy]

I swear... I want to find the guys responsible for this system, line them all up in a nice, neat row and kick each and every one of them sqare in the balls.

Even with a tax program it's still a nightmare. My tax return was 23 pages long. It's not like I own an business. I don't have any employees. I get a W-2 and a couple of 1099's. I own a house. Nothing special. But the way the system is rigged up... gah. WTF knows if it's even right? Turbo Tax says I'm fine. :roll:

It shouldn't have to be like this! I'm going to go have a beer and curse the darkness.

 

[Goosemaster]

I'm putting it off

 

[2Xtreme21]

Get a CPA?

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
I'm putting it off

Me too.

:beer:

 

[mugs]

I mailed mine on April 17th last year (I think that was the deadline, right? The 15 was a Saturday IIRC)

 

[randomlinh]

I did a preliminary return using tax cut. I owed $500 I don't have anything to deduct that would go over the standard deduction

 

[Al Neri]

flat tax

 

[SirChadwick]

Originally posted by: randomlinh
I did a preliminary return using tax cut. I owed $500 I don't have anything to deduct that would go over the standard deduction

Same here and I only made 40k last year. Owing $500 doesn't feel good.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
I swear... I want to find the guys responsible for this system, line them all up in a nice, neat row and kick each and every one of them sqare in the balls.

that would be Congress, House and Senate

and to some degree, the last ten presidents

 

[JDub02]

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
flat tax

FairTax FTW!

Although, I'd take a flat tax over what we have now.

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

I'm just taking mine to my CPA this year. She used to be my accounting professor in college so I know she won't screw me over. Plus she's hot.

Normally I do my own taxes, but I bought a house last year and don't know WTF to do about that.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
she won't screw me

Plus she's hot.

That's a shame.

- M4H

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
she won't screw me

Plus she's hot.

That's a shame.

- M4H

Yeah I know, but I'm workin on it!

 

[SoulAssassin]

Originally posted by: randomlinh
I did a preliminary return using tax cut. I owed $500 I don't have anything to deduct that would go over the standard deduction

Yeah, but think of all the "extra" money you had throughout the year instead of loaning it interest free to the government.

 

[jhayx7]

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
flat tax

:thumbsdown:

Don't believe everything you read on the internet.

 

[Ulfwald]

Fair Tax. as in national retail sales tax

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: SoulAssassin

Originally posted by: randomlinh
I did a preliminary return using tax cut. I owed $500 I don't have anything to deduct that would go over the standard deduction

Yeah, but think of all the "extra" money you had throughout the year instead of loaning it interest free to the government.

yes, but i would much rather have the "yay, I'm getting something back" mentality. It's not like I get 2-3K back. It's has been usually in the arena of $3-700. I know the logic behind it is stupid, but I still just like getting money instead of paying it

 

[dman]

Originally posted by: randomlinh
yes, but i would much rather have the "yay, I'm getting something back" mentality. It's not like I get 2-3K back. It's has been usually in the arena of $3-700. I know the logic behind it is stupid, but I still just like getting money instead of paying it

Ah, don't pay it, what's the worse that could happen?

I've been using a CPA for mine the last x years. I figure what I'd pay for Turbo Tax and things I'd miss simply because I don't know all the ins and outs of the system (even with the software) it's worth it (for me).

 

[j00fek]

i did mine with turbo tax, had 3 others do it too just to make sure im getting screwed the right way.

i get 253$ back THANKS AMERICA!!!

 

[edro]

I don't see why everyone complains about this so much.

I got my taxes done using FreeTaxUSA.com in about 20min.

I had 3 1099 forms and a W-2, college interest and I bought a house.

I already got my state return back (7 calendar days later)
I expect my federal return back in the next few days.

You'd think you guys would have figured it out this late in life.

 

[vi edit]

I lived in two different states this year. That makes it a double PITA. I was in the same situation last year. You have to split out all of your incomes based on where you were at the time you resided there and make sure that each state gets the proper amounts.

Uhg.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: edro
I don't see why everyone complains about this so much.

I got my taxes done using FreeTaxUSA.com in about 20min.

I had 3 1099 forms and a W-2, college interest and I bought a house.

I already got my state return back (7 calendar days later)
I expect my federal return back in the next few days.

You'd think you guys would have figured it out this late in life.

Figure that the average age here is about 24. Most people at this age are just getting into the complications of buying a house, running a business, etc.

 

[masterxfob]

yay, i gave uncle sam a $1500 interest free loan! it's better than having to pay the bitch

 

[IceBergSLiM]

i spend $120 dollars for a CPA to do it for me and i will deduct that amount next year.

 

[FP]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
i spend $120 dollars for a CPA to do it for me and i will deduct that amount next year.

Do you claim the "bonuses" for roughing up the rowdy college kids that get too grabby with the girls?