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Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

Not a really big fan of doing tax returns... especially when the electronic forms are not working the way they claim to.

I don't know if it's the web site, the browser I am using or what, but the buttons aren't behaving.

I have been banging my head against this thing for two hours already and have made no headway.
 
Dngrsone said:
Not a really big fan of doing tax returns... especially when the electronic forms are not working the way they claim to.

I don't know if it's the web site, the browser I am using or what, but the buttons aren't behaving.

I have been banging my head against this thing for two hours already and have made no headway.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!:eek:


no mentioning taxes!!!! shhhh ... don't even whisper their name....

.psh pta pluch......
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..there, I think I shooed them away..
 
Got mine done two months ago (smirk). Of course, the car picked around then to develop expensive problems and my Triumph did its oh-so-cute "I refuse to be useful for anything other than a paperweight" bit about one time too many, resulting in purchase of my Galaxy. Then of course DH had to upgrade when I did. :)

Thus, tax refund got spent pretty promptly.
 
Seanette said:
Got mine done two months ago (smirk). Of course, the car picked around then to develop expensive problems and my Triumph did its oh-so-cute "I refuse to be useful for anything other than a paperweight" bit about one time too many, resulting in purchase of my Galaxy. Then of course DH had to upgrade when I did. :)

Thus, tax refund got spent pretty promptly.
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For a moment there, I was wondering how going from a Triumph to a Ford Galaxy is considered an upgrade.

Then I realized you were talking about phones.
 
Dngrsone said:
Hahaha... I have up, in a tax office right now AAMOF.

Capital Gains is confusing.
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I suck at math...but I am a tax savant..mostly by osmosis!! :D
no but for real..Capital gains are pretty straight forward now. Used to be a nightmare trying to figure out cost basis on long term gains sometimes...but they changed the law a few years back and you can average if you have to now.....although sometimes it's not in your favor to do so...sometimes it is:) at least now it's mandatory that your brokerage firm furnish cost basis going forward..hey at least it's not nearing 50 percent like it used to be! YIKES!

Good Luck!


my bill we be in the mail...
 
Speaking of taxes and rants, why is it that people who are responsible enough to not have kids they can't afford get screwed, but poor people who have kids in litters get money thrown at them by the government through the Earned Income Credit?
Even worse are the ones who commit fraud by claiming other people's kids. A lady at work got over $5000 back like that. Does this every year, and it'll be gone in a month with nothing to show for it. At least take advantage of your ill-gotten windfall and get out of the projects.
 
Gmash said:
Speaking of taxes and rants, why is it that people who are responsible enough to not have kids they can't afford get screwed, but poor people who have kids in litters get money thrown at them by the government through the Earned Income Credit?
Even worse are the ones who commit fraud by claiming other people's kids. A lady at work got over $5000 back like that. Does this every year, and it'll be gone in a month with nothing to show for it. At least take advantage of your ill-gotten windfall and get out of the projects.
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Let's keep that conversation in http://androidforums.com/politics-current-affairs/.;)
 
huh said:
I suck at math...but I am a tax savant..mostly by osmosis!! :D
no but for real..Capital gains are pretty straight forward now. Used to be a nightmare trying to figure out cost basis on long term gains sometimes...but they changed the law a few years back and you can average if you have to now.....although sometimes it's not in your favor to do so...sometimes it is:) at least now it's mandatory that your brokerage firm furnish cost basis going forward..hey at least it's not nearing 50 percent like it used to be! YIKES!

Good Luck!


my bill we be in the mail...
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Well, a 'small' investment of $150 got my return completed (with much more certainty that it is correct).
 
huh said:
I suck at math...but I am a tax savant..mostly by osmosis!! :D
no but for real..Capital gains are pretty straight forward now. Used to be a nightmare trying to figure out cost basis on long term gains sometimes...but they changed the law a few years back and you can average if you have to now.....although sometimes it's not in your favor to do so...sometimes it is:) at least now it's mandatory that your brokerage firm furnish cost basis going forward..hey at least it's not nearing 50 percent like it used to be! YIKES!

Good Luck!


my bill we be in the mail...
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Huh?
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huh said:
I suck at math...but I am a tax savant..mostly by osmosis!! :D
no but for real..Capital gains are pretty straight forward now. Used to be a nightmare trying to figure out cost basis on long term gains sometimes...but they changed the law a few years back and you can average if you have to now.....although sometimes it's not in your favor to do so...sometimes it is:) at least now it's mandatory that your brokerage firm furnish cost basis going forward..hey at least it's not nearing 50 percent like it used to be! YIKES!

Good Luck!


my bill we be in the mail...
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Huh needed a nap after that post...

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Dngrsone said:
Well, a 'small' investment of $150 got my return completed (with much more certainty that it is correct).
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And You can write that off!!! Well played:)


Haha!! Omg!!!
I just told hubby that I was going to start training to run a 401k !!
Go home tax season . You're drunk!
 
huh said:
You can write that off!:)
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Yep, my better half has a custom jewelery business "on the side" that she's been doing for years. We're going to turn it full time when she retires. We just paid $350 for our personal fed and NY state taxes as well as the business returns and as huh said, it's written off and correct. Plus if we ever get audited, they go with us and field all of the questions. Plus zero stress and time... works for us... :D
 
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