Feb 14:
“Witchlight” by Sonya Clark. #2 in the Magic Born series, a paranormal romance
at 240 pages. Blurb from Goodreads: In 2066, the Magic Born are segregated in urban
reservations. The laws do not protect them, or their allies. Councilwoman
Elizabeth Marsden is a powerful player in New Corinth Elizabeth Elizabeth Elizabeth
I started the taxes yesterday, but didn’t finish. Apparently
there’s this other form we have to complete and I’m not at all familiar with
it (and of course the software doesn't take care of it, either). Have I mentioned how much I. HATE. TAXES??? I’m tempted to send hubby and
his company to an accountant and let them deal with it. Ugh!
So… Have you watched “Lucifer” yet? It kind of reminds me of
“Castle,” but with a supernatural bent. I think it’s funny.
Happy Reading
Stacy
6 comments:
Taxes suck.
And the funny thing? You go through all those forms and jump through all those hoops, and if you make a mistake (in your favor or theirs) they know it and they tell you. So, why am I doing all this if you already know what I owe you/what you owe me?
Jeff - I remember the first time I had to file taxes. There was a spot on the form that said "stop here if you want the IRS to figure out your taxes." Wanting to know what I was due, I filled out the complete form and came up with owing them. So hoping to delay the inevitable, I filled out the form and stopped where it said. I got a refund! I sure wish they'd do my taxes now.
If my house sells this year, I'm going to try to convince hubby to use a tax consultant next year. It's complicated enough as it is and I don't want no trouble.
We have an accountant--we have to, with me working as a freelance writer. It's just WAY too complicated for my little brain! I tried using TurboTax in my early years as a writer, but it said I owed thousands of dollars. I took the same information to an accountant and I only owed $100 or something...I asked the accountant what I did wrong and he said he didn't know, but he did say that TurboTax isn't a reliable tool. Of course, that was more than ten years ago, so maybe it's better now.
Maria - Up until I became a writer, I did our taxes by hand. That included when we sold one house and bought another. I'm sure I cursed a lot (I do that regardless of what kind of taxes), but I don't remember it being any different. It wasn't until I started my own business that I knew doing it by hand wasn't going to work. Hope your house sells, though. I know how much you want to get rid of it.
Stephanie - I would have used TurboTax, if there was a copy available when I was buying. But only H&R Block was available so I bought that. Now it's easier to just keep using the same one (since it finds the previous returns easily enough), although next year I might have to upgrade to the one above sole proprietor (because hubby's business is a LLC). Or break down and find an accountant. I may have a degree in accounting, but not taxes. I knew early on I didn't want anything to do with them. The rules change too often!
Sorry it didn't win :-(
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