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Two hours of my life I’ll never get back
I thought it was time for me to file my state tax return, considering the federal refund showed up last week. After bothering with booting up Pippin, who hasn’t been used since ARapp came home last year, I sent last year’s return from the old laptop to the newer one.
It didn’t have the info I needed to sign on to the state tax site, so I dug out my 2006 W-2.
And proceeded to file my 2007 return with my 2006 information.
Of course, I didn’t notice until I e-filed. Which meant I had to download forms to fill out and mail. You know, through the post office? Does anyone use that place anymore?
So, I grabbed the trusty, rarely used printer from the kitchen, plugged it in, set it up, and go to filling out an addended return. This involved me scrolling back and forth through the directions. Repeatedly. For, like, ninety minutes.
This boo-boo resulted in a thirty dollar difference, which I will be enclosing with my addended return when I mail it out tomorrow morning at work.
Of course, I forgot to print out the stupid worksheets that I apparently have to include to prove how much rent I paid, and therefore how much “property tax credit” I can claim. And I didn’t realize it until I had spilled a glass of water in close vicinity to the printer and hurried it back to its residence in the kitchen.
So the .pdf has been forwarded to my email at work. I will print it, fill out whatever I have to fill out, and mail the damned addended return.
Thirty dollars. Ninety minutes. Diz being supremely stupid.
Gah!
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I hate taxes. and now living in Washington, I’m so glad I don’t have to worry about that anymore. So glad!
Of course, my work is in Missouri, so i still have to file for that so i get my money back sheesh.
I hate the post office. I hate the NB post office. I will never use the post office again. I hope they rot in hell.
As far as taxes go, that’s why I pay someone. I am that stupid and I would use the wrong years tax information. I’d probably do it more then once!
Did I mention I hate the post office. Did you know they are run by the federal gov’t, the same people that require us to do taxes. The same unforgiven asses that tell you to be nice to them and not call them incompetant morons.
Just thought you should know.
i tried filing my taxes last night and it turns out one of my w2’s was wrong, and then it tired to tell me I was a business cause I got a 1099 from text link ads. crazyness. we don’t have state taxes here, just a 7% sales tax
@yoshi - Boo, taxes! Although I suppose the refund does make it worth doing…
@Jen - I didn’t see the point in paying someone one hundred bucks every year when I don’t have anything out of the ordinary to claim. Also, who wins in the hate of the year game: post office, or the DMV?
@Luka - 1099’s make me crazy. When I did web design I had to claim income as a “self-contracted” or whatever. Annoying! Can’t people just pay me in Wishlist items? ;)