It's April 13. Have you done your taxes yet?

[prolesunited]

So, how bad was it? How did you come out?

[BigMcLargehuge]

1. did em in February

got a little back, about $350 after paying what I owed ($99) from last year.

[ProfessorGAC]

14. Me Too

We are getting a refund and will be using it on a major landscaping project. My wife wants to eventually be in the garden walk. Hey, whatever makes her happy is good by me.
The Professor

[northzax]

2. taxes are for little people

sheesh.

[tridim]

3. I started Monday and will have to apply for an extension

I'm completely screwed. Working for a startup company sucks.

[One_Life_To_Give]

4. My accountant likes refunds

But what can I do? It's not worth divorcing her over.

[MissB]

5. Done

Came out with a little ahead.

[eyesroll]

6. Filed an extension.

I seem to be missing every form (or close to it) that isn't a W2. (Moving + divorce do that to you.)

I should be getting at least a token refund, though, which I'll have to split with Hedges. (We're doing the joint-filing thing for '04.)

[yellowdogintexas]

39. same here; my spouse is away and can't sign the forms so I have

to get the extension so he can sign everything, then I will mail it.

I THINK we may do OK refund wise this year; thanks to the little deal that allows us to deduct state sales tax since there is no state income tax in Texas. That is a BIG bonus. Plus my property taxes went up and it put us over the minimum to itemize so all my charitable stuff + whatever I can itemize on the state sales tax thing is extra deduction!

But it won't be filed for another couple of weeks.

[asthmaticeog]

7. Did 'em.

I still need to do my Ohio taxes, though, since the form they mailed me was missing a page (grrrrr). I'm stopping at the library today to pick up a whole one, and it'll be pounded out this evening.

FAT refund, too! Woo hoo, whoppin' big ol' car payment!

[CornField]

8. Filing an extension

I still haven't gotten all my tax docs from clients. At the moment, it looks as if we'll be paying -- yet again. *sigh* Being self-employed really sucks at tax time.

[prolesunited]

20. For the first time

in 17 years, I will NOT be filing a Schedule C. I only had one freelance client left the last few years and it was such a pain in the ass for such a relatively small sum, I bid them adios last winter. :D

[Goldmund]

9. I got a little over a grand in refund

cool eh?

[tjwash]

17. Taking advantage of those loopholes eh?

:7 Just kidding, I got back almost 8000 this year, and we bought new windows with it.

[Debi]

32. Hey, it's the Lorax!

:hi:

[question everything]

44. This means that Uncle Sam had an interest free loan of 8 big ones

from you.

Wouldn't you rather have have those extra $700 a month to use yourself?

[Mizmoon]

10. Got $89 bucks back

spend it on crack :)

j/k

[XNASA]

11. Haven't sent in my state taxes yet....

...but will be getting back about $50.

Cleaned up bigtime on my Fed. Got about a mortgage payment back.

[Brewman_Jax]

12. All done!

and copied a couple of days ago--finally.

Had to pay state taxes, a whopping $37, but I get money back from federal.

[kick-ass-bob]

13. long time ago.

got too much money back to wait.

[tjwash]

15. I already spent my refund.

nt

[prolesunited]

21. What did you spend it on?

Inquiring minds want to know. :-)

[tjwash]

30. New windows for the house.

nt

[LSK]

23. mailed yesterday

Getting a nice return thanks to my 1st full year of paying a mortgage. Going to put it all into savings.

[Squatch]

16. Yes. I owe a lot.

Dammit. First time I've ever owed taxes.

[Blue Diadem]

18. Federal and state are filed,

local will be dropped off tomorrow along with their &@$ @#%$ check.

Finally, after having to pay for a few years, we have refunds coming back from state and fed.

[Catchawave]

19. Mailed today

..with a check for $2400.

sucks big time. I'm about ready for another "tea party" !

Too bad they don't let us designate what we owe to a gov agency of choice :)

[greatauntoftriplets]

22. Did them the week before last.

Getting some money back from both the fed and state...not as much as I would like, of course.

I rationalize income taxes by thinking that what I have paid in goes to friends who work for the federal and state government.

[MrSlayer]

24. I just filed Sunday night, did quite well.

Got back twice as much as I've been getting. Should I thank the Chimp? I shudder at the idea.

[pmbryant]

25. Very very close

Getting humongous refund due to relative lack of income last year. Does that make sense?

:crazy:

What definitely doesn't make sense is that I didn't finish this earlier, but I had to do a Schedule C for the first time this year.

Peter

[windlight]

26. owe 412

and will be sending it in Apr 15th.... State and local taxes are $0...

[prolesunited]

27. I'm still working on it

I may even get a small refund. Woohoo!

[flamingyouth]

28. I filed an extension (again)

But I am paying $1,000 as an estimate. Thanks for those "tax cuts" there, George...

[Blue_In_AK]

29. Got 'em out yesterday.

Had to send them almost $5,000 but that's because I'm self-employed and hadn't paid quarterlies all year. I simply refuse to do that -- I can spend my money a lot better during the year than the government can, and the penalty was only $147. Worth it to me. We came out at about 8% tax bracket, so I guess I can't complain.

ed ... no state income tax in Alaska, so I don't have that worry.

[hfojvt]

31. I just filled out the form after clicking on this thread

ten minutes ago. I paid $869 on income of $19,100. State income taxes of $409.

[Debi]

33. Self employed?

:shrug:

[hfojvt]

36. no, just single and childless

I am getting a refund since about $1000 was taken from my paychecks.

[Debi]

38. Oh, that's not what you have to pay in..

Now, I get it! Have fun spending the refund!!

[Debi]

34. Ours are at the accountant as we speak

and I hope will be done tomorrow.

We'll be paying in (hubby is sole-practitioner attorney) like we do every year. But I'd rather have the $$ all year long than pay quarterlies.

This will be the first year I can remember not filing an extension though. (we actually have enough saved up to pay :bounce:)

[Beaverhausen]

35. efiled- waiting for my checks

I'm getting a little over $800.

I have to help the BF do his tomorrow night. You can't rush some men apparantly...

[RebelOne]

37. Yes, finished today.

Because I started to collect social security last year and I am still working full time, I had to pay $382. But I am getting a refund on state tax of $298. Go figure.

[salin]

40. Done...

as always have to pay the state, and get back from the feds. Get more back from the feds than I paid the state. Funny years ago it was the opposite - but now that W wants to be the "tax cuts" king - the state has to keep finding more and more ways to make up the difference (from all the fed dollars now not flowing back to the state). Of course it is rather insidious - get hit by state taxes more than just on the income tax bill - since W's been in power our state sales tax and gas tax has increased. Pretty sure that I am paying more now - net - than I was pre Ws admin.

[pilsengirl]

41. Sending them lots of money

Way too much in my opinion. Parents died in "04, was beneficiary of half of Dads IRA. My parents were not rich people and I owe $12,484 (appx. 20%).

Besides this, the Estate owes the State of Indiana $987. There is no cash and the house is not settled. If people think there are no taxes due upon death for the little guy, they are wrong.

[prolesunited]

42. Did you consult a tax attorney?

There can be ways around things, both before and after death. My dad is in his 80s and of very modest means, but we've already set his assets up in a trust to reduce the penalties and hassles we would face later.

Sorry about the loss of your parents.

[fudge stripe cookays]

43. I always do mine in February.

We have honking amounts taken out extra from every paycheck so we always get a decent refund every year.

Then we use the several K to do household stuff that needs doing.
This year, we're having our eastern backyard fence replaced, and getting our couch recovered.

Chintz upholstery plus couch potato Great Pyrenees with large claws does not make for an exceptional couch surface.

FSC

[ScreamingMeemie]

45. We have to do those Every year???

:shrug: Ooops. ;) Seriously, they were done on Feb. 2. Return long gone. :hi: