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Life & Events > Taxes ... Grr!
 

Taxes ... Grr!

I have spent most of the day working on taxes. Categorizing
and trying to get the information to my lawyer who does this
every year. We are friends because he and Bobby were in the
same fraternity and he has been our attorney since he got out
of law school. He does probates and taxes and is not of the
sleazy variety like my ex husband and his friends. I hate
every minute of it. Every year, I swear I will get it together once a month but I never do.

Bobby was out walking today with his cane. I check in on him
several times a day and usually provide dinner for them. I
went and found him a doughnut for post surgery patients to sit
on and one of those bed rests with arms this morning.

We had a tremendously satisfactory rain last night. It was
slow and steady and just what we needed to stop wild fires
and help the farmers. My poor plants just drank it up. I
mulch heavily in the fall and my rosemary is beautiful and so
is the Pampas grass.

I want to see the movie about J. Edgar Hoover. I watched the old African Queen yesterday and I swear the re-mastered
version had some new scenes in it. That was such a great
movie. I had totally forgotten how it ended.

posted on Jan 25, 2012 3:47 PM ()

Comments:

First and foremost, so good to learn that, step by step, Bobby is getting stronger and is on his healing way. Your caring support has to help so much. Count on continuing prayers!

My financial affairs are fairly simple and I don't mind paying taxes, as I think they are fair and I like living in this country and paying my fair share for roads, water, services, etc. Dealing with paper/receipts was a headache and I'm so glad I streamlined the whole process by moving everything online. I tab things into categories each month and get year-end totals. I do check things rigorously, but the process is not the pain it used to be.

You've made me eager to see The African Queen and other Kate Hepburn films again. What a classic!
comment by marta on Jan 26, 2012 8:14 AM ()
I think Ron went to see that movie by himself... he liked it.
I am glad Bobby is up and walking!
comment by kristilyn3 on Jan 26, 2012 6:46 AM ()
Am I to assume we're supposed to do our taxes on line? I never received any forms.
comment by solitaire on Jan 26, 2012 6:26 AM ()
As of a year or two ago you either have to request forms or preferably (to them) print them out as you need them. I king of like the idea since I'm an instruction reader. Can't read'em if ya don't print'em!
reply by jjoohhnn on Jan 26, 2012 6:31 AM ()
I enter my bank statements in Quickbooks every month, so that helps, but pulling it all together at the end of the year still takes quite a bit of time, mostly it's waiting for all the 1099s to come in the mail. It's great when we can get them online.
comment by troutbend on Jan 25, 2012 6:39 PM ()
I only have three of the l099's and I am waiting on the rest. I would like
to turn it in early and see how much we owe the infernal revenue.
reply by elderjane on Jan 26, 2012 5:08 AM ()
TV news said earlier that half the drought in Texas was rained out, so to speak. Must be nice living in an area where plants live through the winter. It hasn't been too bad here... not too cold most days and little snow, but it still sucks.
comment by jjoohhnn on Jan 25, 2012 6:02 PM ()
I couldn't keep anything over if I didn't mulch and have a mild winter. I
have high hopes that the hydrangeas will come up this spring. This has been
a super winter.
reply by elderjane on Jan 26, 2012 5:10 AM ()
Glad Bobby is in a hopeful recovery. I never mulch anything. I love the African Queen. Ed pulls together our tax data, but through the year, I file it. Then he sends the stuff to our accountant in New York. We love that man. I sure wish he'd come down and visit.
comment by tealstar on Jan 25, 2012 4:35 PM ()
Bobby is walking a little more each day with a cane. I just hope he doesn't
try to go to work too soon. Wasn't the African Queen wonderful. We just
don't get that kind of movie any more. Kathryn Hepburn was elegant.
reply by elderjane on Jan 26, 2012 5:13 AM ()

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