I just spent the past 3 hours working on my taxes and I consequently feel like my head is about to explode. Literally, explode, into a thousand pieces, all over our white walls. The pain from trying to decipher turbo tax’s asinine logic is pretty high on my pain tolerance threshold.
I entered my 1099-misc form for my directing work over the summer and TT is like “Oh hai thur, since you own a business, can you tell us about the gas mileage you use to get to your self-employed business? Oh and then can you tell us about the $28 loss your business had?” Um, are you kidding?
And THEN TT was all, “Oh btwz, you owe almost 2K in taxes to Massachusetts! Lolz sorries! Go Red Sox!”
No. No chance. Lies!
I knew it had to be an error. So, after wiping my entire account clean and starting over, I finally was able to finish my taxes, file my return, and get confirmation of my $3,000+ refund. As it should be, turbo tax. As it should be.
Of course, now I’m like:
Let’s go shopping!!!!!!!
But first, I need a drink.
Or several.
Nothing makes you feel like more of an adult than completing your taxes. Or maybe drinking an entire glass of gin. Only gin.
Reader Question(s): Have you done your taxes this year? Do you use an online form or an accountant? Which do you recommend?
I actually like gin! My dad said this is the last year that he’s doing my taxes and then I’m on my own. Oh boy.
Yeah, I remember the year my mom jettisoned me from her accountant…it was the same year she kicked me off of her cell phone plan too. Being an adult is rough.
I did my taxes this year using H&R Block online with no problem. Last year was a different story though. I had to file in 3 states (a nightmare in itself), and the woman I went to see at H&R Block literally had no idea how to handle that. I ended up using TurboTax AND H&R Block online to make sure I was getting the right amount back. H&R Block ended up getting me a slightly higher return, so I obviously went with that. So glad this year went more smoothly.
I’ve never used H&R Block but during the debacle that was yesterday, I was considering just going to an actual person (so I could explain, out loud, no I don’t really own a business or farm.)
I had to file in 2 states once too and it was awful! I feel your pain- I can only imagine what 3 is like!
All that hassle sounds like a bummer, but stellar refund in the end! Dan did his taxes today too, haha, but he is going to owe, so that’s a bummer!
Yeah my mom told me he owes! Bummer times a zill.
I had to file in 3 states this year– plus we got married, plus we bought a house. It was an absolute nightmare. I did walk away with a couple-hundred for a refund but I want to know what I have to do to get 3k?! That’s amazing!
Tax season is just terrible! I kept putting off working on my return to the point where I was literally losing sleep over it (maybe I stress out too much?) Sorry to hear that yours was a nightmare!! That sounds like a lot.
Just another “fun part” about growing up and becoming an adult!
Is it weird that I actually like doing taxes? I feel like I should have been an accountant… I have it worked out that I take the exact amount +/- $100 of my paycheck so that I never have to pay a ton. That means that I also don’t get a refund but I’d like to receive my money in my paycheck when I earn it than once a year
I usually bring my taxes to a professional because I wouldn’t even know where to begin! I ended up owing money this year
I went to H&R Block, too much frustration for me too, I couldn’t imagine doing them myself!!