Nothing is certain but death and taxes...
Since I'm alive and typing this it must be about taxes.
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The IRS allows you to file an extension. Without a finished return you don't know how much to pay. (I never get refunds.) They charge you penalty and interest starting April 16th. So what the fuck are you supposed to do? Send them a blank check? I think not.
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So I finally get my taxes back from the accountant in mid July. I write out large checks for both federal and state. The IRS allowed me to file electronicly. They got their check and cashed it right away. Of course last week they sent me a bill for $550 for the penalty and interest.
The state said I owed some small amount and wouldn't accept an electronic filing. So I had to go back to the accountant and pick up a hard copy. I put the check in the envelope with the return and mailed it from the local post office. A month passed and still the check hadn't cleared. I called the department of revenue and the lady said it could take up to 60 days for the check to show up. ARE YOU SHITTIN ME?
A couple of weeks ago I sent in a payment for 2010. That was cashed within two days. I called them again today and told them to just take it from my account. (I was tired of looking at money that isn't mine.) The guy I talked to was really nice. My story probably wasn't what he typically deals with in the collections department, a guy who has the money and wants to pay.
He also said they would remove the interest from July to now, but I still owe from April to July.
Then I went to the bank and paid $29 to stop payment on the original check.
Here's the punchline: if I hadn't wanted to save the price of a stamp and mailed the check in a seperate envelope (which my accountant gave me), I could have saved myself the money and the trouble. Doing the math I paid 66 times price of the stamp to stop the check.
P.S. Happy birthday to my labret. It's one year old today.
Since I'm alive and typing this it must be about taxes.
[rant]
The IRS allows you to file an extension. Without a finished return you don't know how much to pay. (I never get refunds.) They charge you penalty and interest starting April 16th. So what the fuck are you supposed to do? Send them a blank check? I think not.
[/rant]
So I finally get my taxes back from the accountant in mid July. I write out large checks for both federal and state. The IRS allowed me to file electronicly. They got their check and cashed it right away. Of course last week they sent me a bill for $550 for the penalty and interest.
The state said I owed some small amount and wouldn't accept an electronic filing. So I had to go back to the accountant and pick up a hard copy. I put the check in the envelope with the return and mailed it from the local post office. A month passed and still the check hadn't cleared. I called the department of revenue and the lady said it could take up to 60 days for the check to show up. ARE YOU SHITTIN ME?
A couple of weeks ago I sent in a payment for 2010. That was cashed within two days. I called them again today and told them to just take it from my account. (I was tired of looking at money that isn't mine.) The guy I talked to was really nice. My story probably wasn't what he typically deals with in the collections department, a guy who has the money and wants to pay.
He also said they would remove the interest from July to now, but I still owe from April to July.
Then I went to the bank and paid $29 to stop payment on the original check.
Here's the punchline: if I hadn't wanted to save the price of a stamp and mailed the check in a seperate envelope (which my accountant gave me), I could have saved myself the money and the trouble. Doing the math I paid 66 times price of the stamp to stop the check.
P.S. Happy birthday to my labret. It's one year old today.
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Take away her Wild season ticket for one game (to be named later) as punishment.