Apr 13th, 2008
Ask the Readers: Did You Finish Your Taxes Yet?
With tax time in a few days for the feds (and for those of us in the Aloha State, a few more days for Hawai’i), I’m wondering how many of you actually have your taxes wrapped up.
As for me, I went over both the state and federal returns with a fine toothed comb last week, and have photocopied the finals. The checks are written, the envelopes are sealed, and they’re both just waiting until it’s the day to send them (I often say that there are two things it’s against my religion to do: pay a bill early and turn down free food).
In contrast, I had a boss who, for every year I worked for her, took the 14th and 15th of April off to finish her taxes. I was always astonished; how can you plan your budget without knowing how much you’re going to owe, and the earlier you know, the better! Still, if there is anything I’ve learned from being a social worker, it’s that not everyone thinks or acts like you do, no matter how rational and reasonable it is.
How about you? Have you finished your taxes yet?
Finished mine a few weeks ago. Going to mail them tomorrow.
Yep, before March 15th! I had 3 federal and 3 state (2 each for work and our personal). Glad I did ‘em early!
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Yep, finished them a couple of weeks ago and mailed out my federal tax payment today.
Finished them early February and had my refund February 22.
We finished our big ones early last week. Then we did the misc state ones and mailed those today, including the $7 we owed (but we’re getting $1400 from the Fed and another state + the stimulus…so I’m not complaining).
Sadly, it was sitting on the computer for a month completed, but not sent. I had finished it, but wanted to get with my wife do a once-over. This was not completed until last Monday, and I sent it out on Wednesday.