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Taxes are your friend!

Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 2:53 pm
by bio
Or not.

I started doing my taxes this weekend. For those who don't live in the US, we have to file Federal Income Tax by April 15th (or go to jail) every year. You calculate what you made, what you paid, and what you should have paid. Sometimes you come out on top, other times, you have to take it in the teeth.

Since they added a deduction for sales tax this year, I have to find the receipt for motorcycle I purchased for my wife this year. It's someplace around here.

Early indications are that I'm getting a decent return this year (I overpaid by about $3,000). I wanna pay off a credit card or two... my wife wants to put that in the "I wanna jacuzzi" fund (that will totally make it a "I'm buying a jacuzzi today" fund).

Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:46 pm
by Painted
Hehe...sounds like fun. My grandma has one, they're really comfy.

Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:47 am
by chemicalX
Bio Posted:
I have to find the receipt for motorcycle I purchased for my wife this year
Why is it the men ALWAYS claim to be the purchaser? We all know the wife is making the payments (for the rest of her life!)

And, do you think HE will be the one to find the receipt???? I don't think so...

And so it goes, she pays, and pays, and pays...*sigh*

Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 5:16 pm
by ironpants
We just did our taxes on Friday, my total tax liability was more than I made when I went to work at SSI. I don't want to talk about it anymore.

Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 5:21 pm
by bio
Hint for next year: breed.

While children are nothing more than life crushing, blood sucking leaches, they do give you a dandy deduction at the end of the year (at which point you can sell them off for scientific experimentation).

"That's right, little Suzie... you get to wear makeup EVERY DAY if you go to live with the Pfizers".

Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 5:31 pm
by ironpants
Got that covered for next year.

After knowing me for as long as you have, I'm a bit shocked you would suggest I reproduce though.