This will be our first tax return as a married couple with a home (we've been married 6+ years, but didn't buy a house until late 2008, which meant we didn't quite make the cut to itemize). I'm curious about how things will turn out this year. Since my husband was laid off the week before Christmas (nice timing, huh?) we can definitely use a little extra money. This will also (fingers crossed, anyway) be the first time since we got married that we get money back instead of paying.
I get to buy some new software every year...it always works fine...I love how what in the stone age took me a day, now takes me an hour.
This year especially, I am enthused, because I will get back an additional 4 grand in solar energy tax credits.
It really is easy to get caught up in the idea of a big refund. As I have gotten older, it has become more clear that it is best to get almost no refund. That means that your taxes are taken out properly. You have had more of your own earnings all year to invest etc. instead of the government holding on to them. It's a realization that does not cause excitement, but I think it's important.
I don't mind it so much. I'm self-employed, so for the past few years we have our taxes done by an accountant. We usually break even, a little refund or payment due. It does give us the opportunity to look at the big financial picture.
I'm not a huge fan of tax time.
I get a refund and that's nice, but pulling all the information together and going through the process is just not enjoyable for me, even with TurboTax.
No matter what we do, my husband and I never get a refund on our taxes. We always plan to pay a pretty hefty chunk of change, and we don't like it one bit!
I look forward to tax time, because while I don't get a lot of money back I do get some back. Right now my taxes are fairly straight forward, so it takes minimal effort to process my returns. I give myself a small reward and thre rest goes to savings. I like to see the little boost in my account.
I definitely look forward to tax time. It's an easy way to put a large lump-sum into savings. I know it's not the wisest move, but knowing I have a refund coming is less painful than having to give up the money already lining my pockets.
I do not look forward to doing taxes at all. I know we'll have to pay, and that adds to the stress. I wait until the last week to file so we can hang on to our money as long as possible.
Yes, I look forward to tax season because other than taxes, it's a chance for me to get organized. The benefits are mostly psychological as I un-clutter my life and re-evaluate my financial status.
I haven't had enough tax experience to deal with all the deductions, but as long as everything comes in on time, I'm fine with taxes. Number crunching is right up my alley.
While it's slightly different here in Canada, I do enjoy completely my taxes. Doesn't really matter if I get a return or not (why lend to the gov't for free?), it's just nice to tick this off my yearly to-do list!
I love tax time. I usually get a nice refund and this year I'll be getting a heck of a refund due to my student loan interest and tuition counting toward my return.
Call me crazy, but I like filing my taxes. I like completing the online questionnaires. I also like seeing how close I come to getting it right on the money. I'm not looking for a big refund (although this year I'll have) and I'm not looking to owe.
And for Jan, you don't "qualify" for a refund. It's YOUR money to begin with. Getting a refund means you overpaid your taxes and the government is returning the overage. If you don't get a refund, that means you didn't give the government a tax-free loan.
We used to have a Sams membership but began having major issues with their quality and discontinued it. When we moved, there was a CostCo nearby and I'd heard good things about them. We waited until we needed new tires for our car before getting the membership. The money we saved on that one large purchase paid for about three years of membership fees. In the meantime, our rules for shopping are that we only buy things that a) won't go bad before we can use them and b) are exactly the items we would already use. Luckily our CostCo has tons of organic items at great prices.
I love completing our return simply because it means I get an excuse to look at the family balence sheet and then play aorund with numbers. As I said, I'm a dork.
Hi there. It looks like some of your organizational and filing needs could be solved with the use of some clever software! There are a lot of options for filing software. We do document management and filing for a living with clever twist. The Paper Tiger Filing System is a proven tool and we are ready to help you in any way we can to meet your filing needs!
I love tax time! And I've never even gotten a big refund. I love it because I like the challenge of getting as much money back as possible (or at least lowering the amount I'll owe) and because I like getting all my finances organized and seeing how much money I've made over the past year.
I always use a program like TurboTax. It makes taxes really easy and updates the balance of your refund as you input information.
which it shouldn't be. But I've seen countless articles and undercover investigations that show just how much stuff goes missing when people fly. Such a shame.
I think it also makes a difference what kind of case you fly with. If it's a $700 Samsonite in wonderful condition, it may be a like having a steal me sign on top. Travel with a piece of junk like I do ($35 from Ross). It always gets there and so far I've never had anything stolen. Touch wood.
I don't mind it at all. We are paying down debt so this year the money goes right into that, and should help to make a dent in it. The only thing that's a pain is we live in one state, my husband works in a neighboring state, and we own a house in another state across the country, so I have to fill out 3 state returns. :(
I usually end up with a decent return, so I enjoy it, even if it meant that I gave the govt an interest free loan.
I find the process easy and simple (w/ turbotax). I always file in early February and then revise my withholding to keep my refunds smallish.
This will be our first tax return as a married couple with a home (we've been married 6+ years, but didn't buy a house until late 2008, which meant we didn't quite make the cut to itemize). I'm curious about how things will turn out this year. Since my husband was laid off the week before Christmas (nice timing, huh?) we can definitely use a little extra money. This will also (fingers crossed, anyway) be the first time since we got married that we get money back instead of paying.
I get to buy some new software every year...it always works fine...I love how what in the stone age took me a day, now takes me an hour.
This year especially, I am enthused, because I will get back an additional 4 grand in solar energy tax credits.
It really is easy to get caught up in the idea of a big refund. As I have gotten older, it has become more clear that it is best to get almost no refund. That means that your taxes are taken out properly. You have had more of your own earnings all year to invest etc. instead of the government holding on to them. It's a realization that does not cause excitement, but I think it's important.
I don't mind it so much. I'm self-employed, so for the past few years we have our taxes done by an accountant. We usually break even, a little refund or payment due. It does give us the opportunity to look at the big financial picture.
I'm not a huge fan of tax time.
I get a refund and that's nice, but pulling all the information together and going through the process is just not enjoyable for me, even with TurboTax.
No matter what we do, my husband and I never get a refund on our taxes. We always plan to pay a pretty hefty chunk of change, and we don't like it one bit!
I look forward to tax time, because while I don't get a lot of money back I do get some back. Right now my taxes are fairly straight forward, so it takes minimal effort to process my returns. I give myself a small reward and thre rest goes to savings. I like to see the little boost in my account.
I definitely look forward to tax time. It's an easy way to put a large lump-sum into savings. I know it's not the wisest move, but knowing I have a refund coming is less painful than having to give up the money already lining my pockets.
u could also cut the legs off and wear it as a mini skirt with mayb if u want leggings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I do not look forward to doing taxes at all. I know we'll have to pay, and that adds to the stress. I wait until the last week to file so we can hang on to our money as long as possible.
Yes, I look forward to tax season because other than taxes, it's a chance for me to get organized. The benefits are mostly psychological as I un-clutter my life and re-evaluate my financial status.
I haven't had enough tax experience to deal with all the deductions, but as long as everything comes in on time, I'm fine with taxes. Number crunching is right up my alley.
I can't wait to do my taxes and get my refund check!
While it's slightly different here in Canada, I do enjoy completely my taxes. Doesn't really matter if I get a return or not (why lend to the gov't for free?), it's just nice to tick this off my yearly to-do list!
I love tax time. I usually get a nice refund and this year I'll be getting a heck of a refund due to my student loan interest and tuition counting toward my return.
Call me crazy, but I like filing my taxes. I like completing the online questionnaires. I also like seeing how close I come to getting it right on the money. I'm not looking for a big refund (although this year I'll have) and I'm not looking to owe.
And for Jan, you don't "qualify" for a refund. It's YOUR money to begin with. Getting a refund means you overpaid your taxes and the government is returning the overage. If you don't get a refund, that means you didn't give the government a tax-free loan.
We used to have a Sams membership but began having major issues with their quality and discontinued it. When we moved, there was a CostCo nearby and I'd heard good things about them. We waited until we needed new tires for our car before getting the membership. The money we saved on that one large purchase paid for about three years of membership fees. In the meantime, our rules for shopping are that we only buy things that a) won't go bad before we can use them and b) are exactly the items we would already use. Luckily our CostCo has tons of organic items at great prices.
It is a good chance to get all of our documents organized for the year, but I dread writing that check when things don't come out in our favor!
I love completing our return simply because it means I get an excuse to look at the family balence sheet and then play aorund with numbers. As I said, I'm a dork.
Hi there. It looks like some of your organizational and filing needs could be solved with the use of some clever software! There are a lot of options for filing software. We do document management and filing for a living with clever twist. The Paper Tiger Filing System is a proven tool and we are ready to help you in any way we can to meet your filing needs!
I love tax time! And I've never even gotten a big refund. I love it because I like the challenge of getting as much money back as possible (or at least lowering the amount I'll owe) and because I like getting all my finances organized and seeing how much money I've made over the past year.
I always use a program like TurboTax. It makes taxes really easy and updates the balance of your refund as you input information.
which it shouldn't be. But I've seen countless articles and undercover investigations that show just how much stuff goes missing when people fly. Such a shame.
I think it also makes a difference what kind of case you fly with. If it's a $700 Samsonite in wonderful condition, it may be a like having a steal me sign on top. Travel with a piece of junk like I do ($35 from Ross). It always gets there and so far I've never had anything stolen. Touch wood.
I don't mind it at all. We are paying down debt so this year the money goes right into that, and should help to make a dent in it. The only thing that's a pain is we live in one state, my husband works in a neighboring state, and we own a house in another state across the country, so I have to fill out 3 state returns. :(