Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF

~ John W. Howell

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Friday again. YAY. This has been a week of taxes. Ugh, spit. It seems every year they become more complex and take more time to complete. Oh, I know what you are saying. “You do your own taxes?” Yes, I do. I have been doing them for thirty years and before that, I had a tax guy for four years.  Before that, I did my  taxes for 21 years. The tax guy (Big Eight firm) was a requirement by the company I worked for so there would be no conflict between personal and business.  The Big Eight guy would drive me up the wall since I never seemed to have the right documentation in the right place at the right time. I spent so much time chasing requests for things that once my tour was over with the company I vowed to go back and do my own. After all, I am a business school graduate with a concentration in finance. What could be so hard? Also, I have my friends at Turbo Tax to help me out. So there you are. The tax law changes have done little but add more paperwork which I just love. (don’t believe it). My John Ku today discusses the frustration of missing things at tax time. I hope you like it.

Lost by John W. Howell ©2016

All systems ready,

Burning the midnight candle. . .

Can’t find the W2.

37 thoughts on “Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF”

  2. I feel for you on that. Taxes never go smoothly. There’s always that one form I missed or something that showed up after I sent the paperwork in. It’s like taxes are designed to drive people insane.

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  3. TGIF, John! I think I’ve mentioned before that our taxes are pretty simple (for now), but we still go to our “tax lady.” When we first went to her, 25 years ago, we were a bit of a mess: between the two of us, we had had five different jobs in one year. It was quite painful. Gloria took most of the sting out and we’ve been with her ever since. My husband has an MBA and could easily do our taxes but he enjoys meeting with Gloria and consulting with her about our future finances.

    She laughs that we really don’t need her, but she appreciates that we still come in. It’s more like a social visit now. To be honest, I don’t ever really want to have to do my own taxes, so I’m grateful that we have Gloria 🙂 More power to you that you do your own.

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  4. John, I can soooo relate! I took mine to the accountant’s this week, too. Fortunately, I had all the documentation required, but it never ceases to amaze me how complex the process is. By the way, Domer’s a finance grad, too (but for now, he’s “letting” me handle this aggravation, ha!)

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  6. Did any non-US people translate (and embellish) the last form as ‘will to live’? 😉 Sorry – I’m a thoroughly retired government (civil service) pensioner so my taxes are kind of moot and get done by a nice computer somewhere or other… Yes, I know – you hate me! 😀

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  8. The only problem I have with Turbo Tax is figuring out how to buy the cheap version that I want. They always want start with he questions and try to get me to buy the version General Motors uses. Other than that, taxes are jusy another thing.

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  9. I studied social law and had to do sociology. I seem to remember a law that said that administrations always make sure they stayed in existence with creating more and more but entirely unneccerary laws and paperwork. Very true in my experience and especially when it comes to tax ppl

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  10. I hate tax time. I used to do my own but found a nice fellow who does them for me now. Still it’s a scramble making sure all the statements are where they should be. Grrr.
    Your haiku captures the frustration. 😀 :/

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  12. John, taxes done, but not by me! Not in the least interested in figuring out the process. My tax guy submits them electronically, I sign. I pay him. I get refunds. No fuss. No frustration! Good luck with yours. Your brain is geared for finance, lucky you! 💛 Elizabeth

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  13. We’re retired now and living in India. We don’t get enough money to make income tax necessary here or in the U.S. As they say “Only in India”.It’s one of the few benefits of being poor by U.S. standards but well off by Indian standards. 😀 — Suzanne

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