I have never done my taxes. Ever. From the time I started working in high school, until right after I graduated college, my parents’ accountant did my taxes.
Once I graduated, I remember asking my mom if I could send her my W2s or whatever the hell they’re called and she said (in the mom voice!), “Sarah, you’re an adult! You can do your own taxes!” WHAT?! Luckily, the accountant for the organization I was working for at the time took pity on me and did my taxes. Woot woot!
Last year, I thought maybe I would (ACK!) have to do them myself. But then I met Chris. Oh, I can woo him into helping me with my taxes, I thought. Oh, no, he was hip to that jive and told me to just get Turbo Tax. Dammit! Luckily (again), my best friend Michelle has an accountant uncle and he did my taxes for me. Whew. Another year averted.
This year, of course, being engaged to be married and all, I thought, Hells yeah! Now Chris is forced to do my taxes; it looks like I’LL NEVER HAVE TO DO MY TAXES MYSELF, EVER. Score. Chris helped me with Turbo Tax and it was [surprisingly, or so I thought] easy! We imputed the information, printed everything out, Chris said to sign “Here and here” and I did, I sent them off (on April 15th, SHUT UP), and we were done! Woo-hoo! Look who’s an adult now, bitches!
Until last week. Last Friday, I got the mail and saw something for myself from the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. Goddammit! UGH! WHAT NOW?! I opened the letter to find my taxes, THAT I HAD SIGNED, with a yellow Post-It stuck on it. I didn’t care what it said. It was all too much for me. I tossed it at Chris…”I don’t get it.” He read it and then a second later said, “Oh, you didn’t send in copies of your W2s.” WHAT?! WHAT?! Argh.
So I sent in copies of my W2s to the IRS and am currently waiting for that same letter from the Franchise Tax Board, which I’m sure will say something like, “Hey douchebag! There’s a reason your employer sends you, like, FOUR copies of your W2!”
Well, then! Apparently, not everyone knows that. Pshaw.
HAHAHA… You are hilarious. 🙂
I have avoided my taxes FOR YEARS!! My mom did mine for ever and then my sister, who is a total number cruncher did it once I was in college… but then last year I was forced to do it on my own (b/c Kyle isn’t exactly the best at that stuff) and it was painful to go through the whole Turbo Tax deal. Not that it was terribly difficult but I just hated doing it. THEN… thank the Lord, this year Kyle and I filed jointly… and filing jointly = way too much for me and my turbo tax to handle. So we got an accountant. SO WORTH the money!!