Logo courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service
I’m usually a get it done kind of person. For example we’re having funky weather in Dallas. It’s been raining and unseasonably cold. No hail though. So, while it’s still light I’m covering the raised beds and stock tanks before it gets colder. I’m not putting it off because it’s getting colder quickly.
(By the way, we had our AC on for a little while last night. Now the heat’s going. Welcome to North Texas spring.)
So why the hell have I put off doing my taxes this year? Usually I do them the minute I can because I want to get the refund. Or know what I’m paying.
When I was a US expat living in Canada, I was given an extra month to fill my forms out and mail them in. They were pretty straightforward since the US and Canada have clear cut rules with regard to earning money in each others countries. It was more of a formality than anything since the forms were full of zeros.
This year, I guess I was a little distracted. Seems the weekends were busy. So is this one.
The deadline is Monday.
Guess what I’m doing right after I cover the raised beds and stock tanks…
Sow, Sew, So 
HaHa! Spent the day putting all my tax stuff together for my accountant. Bleh!!!
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Luckily I keep a file of tax stuff all year and when I need it, it’s just a matter of sorting through it for the right bits of paper. Hopefully I finish up tomorrow night and then I can wipe my hands of this fun activity until next year. Perhaps I’ll go back to my old ways of getting taxes done in January versus close to the deadline in April!
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Nah, what fun would that be?
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You are not alone.
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Misery loves company? LOL. I’ve been working diligently and am now about 80% done. Have to enter some additional receipts and things, but so far so good.
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I just did my taxes Monday, and I always get a refund so it’s silly for me to procrastinate… yet I do it anyway! It’s just such a pain in the rear to do!
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I know! I finished up last night (just need to check over everything) and am getting a refund like I always do. And it didn’t even take as long to do them as last year! So stupid to wait until the last minute when it’s really not all that bad of a chore. Guess I just don’t like the idea of doing the paperwork.
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Apparently I am not normal. According to Pew Research, 1/3 of Americans like doing their taxes!
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Good luck!
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