Barely Made it

@mom210 (9036)

United States

April 13, 2016 10:19am CST

In the US, our lovely tax filing date is April 18th this year. Glad they extended it, because I barley made it as it was. I am usually really, really good, I have done our taxes for all of the 30 years we have been married. I always have them done by the end of February, but this year, I would have fired me! I just got our taxes done, barely before the deadline. I postponed, procrastinated and just plain put them off this year! After I finished them, I realized why I wanted nothing to do with them. We paid more taxes and made less money, it just plain stunk this year. Taxes really burn me up. How did your taxes go this year? Have a Beautiful Day!

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306239)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

13 Apr 16

I still didn't make enough to file, but my son procrastinated on his for a long time. I finally got them done for him last month. Now he's waiting for his state to come back. He has his federal.

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

15 Apr 16

That is the best part, waiting for the money. Usually we have a little bit coming back this year, it is only enough to pay the insurance & taxes.

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

15 Apr 16

@just4him true, and we almost had to pay in. I worry that will be the case next year.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306239)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

15 Apr 16

@mom210 At least you won't need to worry about those bills.

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@jillybean1222 (6408)

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22 Apr 16

taxes were a nightmare for me this year. i truly fear being audited just because they were so funky. had i known they were going to be so complicated, i would have hired someone this year. i finished mine on the 17th, at night, mailed on the 18th.

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

22 Apr 16

I thought I was bad cutting it within a couple days whew! You really cut it close. Now we do not have to worry about them for another year woohoo!!

@AmbiePam (85496)

• United States

16 Apr 16

My grandmother had to pay $49 to federal taxes, but got a refund of $48 dollars from her state taxes. Weird.

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@AmbiePam (85496)

• United States

17 Apr 16

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

17 Apr 16

I guess that makes it pretty much a wash, the good side is she come out pretty much even. I wish they would simplify them

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@DianneN (246849)

• United States

16 Apr 16

I wouldn't know what to do with our taxes. We had to leave Florida early to have them done.

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

16 Apr 16

ours are getting more and more complicated, I may hit that point soon

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

17 Apr 16

@DianneN yuck, that does stink.

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@DianneN (246849)

• United States

16 Apr 16

@mom210 We have to file 4 times a year. That's complicated! Grrrr

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@JudyEv (325793)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 May 16

I'm sorry tax time was so hard for you. It is awful to slave away all year then have to pay out a lot of it.

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

16 May 16

It is past now and I am so happy to see it behind me. I m working a little now to organize better and maybe make it less painful next year.

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

18 May 16

@JudyEv same here, I like to give hubby a little grief and tell him he is the procrastinator of the family, but I know we both are and the kids are going to be in trouble because they surely will be one as well.

@JudyEv (325793)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 May 16

@mom210 I used to be a terrible procrastinator but I'm improved over the years and try to get organised ahead of time no matter what it is. Doesn't always work!

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@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

14 Apr 16

my sister paid our taxes in March, and i was not able to drive her because i was just out of the hospital that time.

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

15 Apr 16

Glad you had her there to take care of it for you.

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@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

16 Apr 16

@mom210 actually, she paid the real estate taxes of all of us, siblings' land properties.

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@marsha32 (6631)

• United States

24 May 16

We always have to file injured spouse so they don't take hubby's portionfor my student loan that is in default. This year he wanted the money right away so didn't file it........the money right away went to my student loan...then he was mad at me about it!

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

25 May 16

oh no, I hope you were able to smooth it over with him. take care

@bunnybon7 (50973)

• Holiday, Florida

9 May 16

actually not sure since I haven't worked for 10 yrs. or so. anyway I can sympathize as I used to feel the same and I hear it is worse and worse these days

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

9 May 16

I wash they would at least make the paper simpler. I may not pay less but would not pull out as much hair on the way to figuring it out

@Shellyann36 (11385)

• United States

16 May 16

I have to wonder with all of these wanna-be presidents will really reform the tax system of if they are just all blowing smoke...... I always do ours.

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

18 May 16

Oh yes, I am sure they are all blowing smoke, but maybe one day one of them can accidently do it or something

@carebear29 (31961)

• Wausau, Wisconsin

13 Apr 16

The government took all my taxes as usual

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

15 Apr 16

Wish I could figure out how to make it work out better for me. I kn ow some people get nice big checks back, not us

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@carebear29 (31961)

• Wausau, Wisconsin

15 Apr 16

@mom210 Just do a lot of commenting and interacting.

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@Tampa_girl7 (48958)

• United States

21 May 16

We filed in February.

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

23 May 16

That is usually my month to file. I think I was just down about them because things had changed and I was unsure about how it would go for us.

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

29 Apr 16

You almost fired yourself? lol

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

2 May 16

By the time I finished the taxes, I wish I had, it would have been somebody else's problem to finish them

@PainsOnSlate (21854)

• Canada

8 May 16

We have an accountant because both of us have home based business, and hubby has a real job too. Too difficult to figure it out and our account dose a great job.

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

9 May 16

We may have to bite the bullet and get one, it is really getting difficult to figure out now. I used to find it easy but all the recent changes have gotten really hard.

@lilnana1111 (2305)

• United States

19 May 16

We procrastinate every year too, usually 1-2 weeks before the deadline were scrambling to get them done.

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

23 May 16

I am trying to convience myself to get them done professionally next year. I am so cheap, it will not happen that way tho

Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

29 Apr 16

mine are taken from my welfare benefits before I recieve my monthly payments

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

1 May 16

saves you from doing all that paperwork, saves you from the stress involved, that works well. Ours were very stressful this year, plus the added stress of me waiting. I will not postpone them again.

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@PatZAnthony (14752)

• Charlotte, North Carolina

22 Apr 16

Most just are happy the day came and went!

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

23 Apr 16

yes, I am glad it is behind me for another year.

@marlina (154166)

• Canada

23 Apr 16

Here in Canada, our deadline is at the end of April. Not done yet, contrary to other years, been procrastinating too.

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

29 Apr 16

I wonder if it is because spring came early that we put it off this year. To nice to be inside, gotta be outside enjoying the sun.

@LadyDuck (458091)

• Switzerland

25 Apr 16

Our deadline is the next April 30th, but I have already filled the forms and shipped to the Tax office. I hate to do this.

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

29 Apr 16

Wish they could make it all a little less painful. Seems a shame to take so much time and money to just do taxes.

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@bluesa (15023)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

21 Apr 16

@mom210 , my sister handles that, but, yeah, same here we paid more tax and made less money, very frustrating. And the cost of living gets more expensive each day.

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

22 Apr 16

Man that sticks, I am ready for the day they can get the info they need from us on a post card. Every few years you get one of the politicians talking about this dream but it never comes true.

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@Gabugs (1895)

• United States

22 Apr 16

Sorry to hear of your tax woes @mom210 It seems you anticipated this and hence procrastinated. Wish you better days ahead.

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@mom210 (9036)

• United States

23 Apr 16

thank you, hope you are doing well. Glad to have those darn things behind me and do not have to worry about them for a bit