Taxes are Horrible
posted on april 14, 2003, tag: me
Hey, last year it was really easy. I didn't make much money, it was all on W-2 forms, and I used Turbo Tax on the web to submit a 1040-EZ form. It took 20 minutes, cost me 10 bucks, and I got my rebate in a week. It was sizable too, for how much I made. I was done by February 1.
This year, however, 3/4 of my money is 1099-Misc, which I didn't pay estimated quarterly taxes on, and Turbo Tax for the web is now 40 bucks and refuses to let me items for self-business and use my standard deduction. Now it's April 14, I owe a crap-load of money, and I'm not done yet.
Tomorrow I plan to go to H&R Block and see how much they charge. If it's not terrible, I'm gonna have them do the taxes. If it is terrible, I'm gonna send payment and file for an extension. Either way, this stinks. I hate taxes.
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Adam Kalsey on 04/20/2003:
Not that this matters much now, but something to keep in mind for next year. Use a real accountant. It will cost you a couple hundred bucks, but you will save much more than that on your taxes, especially if you are self employed.