Comments on: Hate To File Taxes? Tell Me About It. http://www.taxgirl.com/hate-to-file-taxes-tell-me-about-it/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:02:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Shawn http://www.taxgirl.com/hate-to-file-taxes-tell-me-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-25170 Shawn Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:50:57 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=2221#comment-25170 Great comments. You should share them here http://tattletax.com/submit-a-story/ Great comments. You should share them here http://tattletax.com/submit-a-story/

]]> By: Gil http://www.taxgirl.com/hate-to-file-taxes-tell-me-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-14566 Gil Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:50:01 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=2221#comment-14566 It was 1985 and I filed my taxes normally. I had spent some quality time with Dad at the horse track the previous year and "our"/ "his" winnings were signed for by me and my ssn. Not thinking anything about it, I never disclosed the money. A lovely letter came to my dorm certified and told me I was being audited. Dad and I spent about 3 years rectifying a very ugly situation. I got my first positive return for .10 in 1989 and I decided to frame the check as a trophy. Still have it today It was 1985 and I filed my taxes normally. I had spent some quality time with Dad at the horse track the previous year and “our”/ “his” winnings were signed for by me and my ssn. Not thinking anything about it, I never disclosed the money. A lovely letter came to my dorm certified and told me I was being audited. Dad and I spent about 3 years rectifying a very ugly situation. I got my first positive return for .10 in 1989 and I decided to frame the check as a trophy. Still have it today

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]]> By: Steve http://www.taxgirl.com/hate-to-file-taxes-tell-me-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-9175 Steve Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:51:19 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=2221#comment-9175 Here is my horror story last year last day to file in order to receive stimulus check. I get a cell phone call two hours before midnight , just as i am about to have a " barley pop" and call it night. frantic voice can you file our taxes? We have them ready. Me being nice guy drive to pick up the have them ready. Well have them ready is everything for their personal return ,plus business return in a series of envelopes and loose paper. I knew i should have had that "barley poop" before i took the call, got the personal return e-filed with 30seconds to spare. Next day they tell me oh we wouldn't have gotten the stimulus check anyway...IRS is taking it for back taxes!!!!!!!!!!!! Here is my horror story last year last day to file in order to receive stimulus check. I get a cell phone call two hours before midnight , just as i am about to have a ” barley pop” and call it night. frantic voice can you file our taxes? We have them ready. Me being nice guy drive to pick up the have them ready. Well have them ready is everything for their personal return ,plus business return in a series of envelopes and loose paper. I knew i should have had that “barley poop” before i took the call, got the personal return e-filed with 30seconds to spare. Next day they tell me oh we wouldn’t have gotten the stimulus check anyway…IRS is taking it for back taxes!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Colin http://www.taxgirl.com/hate-to-file-taxes-tell-me-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-9174 Colin Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:40:43 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=2221#comment-9174 My tax horror story is probably going to turn out to be this year's. Part way through the year, the LLC I am an owner of stopped paying me on payroll (with deductions) and started paying me with straight-up checks. I made quarterly payments some of the quarters but forgot others. Plus, the company earned a profit so I'm going to have to pay my share on that. And finally, for some confusing reason, all the deducted taxes that I *thought* I paid when I *was* on payroll were refunded to me in one lump sum. To make matters worse, I never paid quarterly Philadelphia wage taxes. I was hoping to save money and prepare my taxe return myself this year. But I have a feeling I'll end up paying a professional. My tax horror story is probably going to turn out to be this year’s. Part way through the year, the LLC I am an owner of stopped paying me on payroll (with deductions) and started paying me with straight-up checks. I made quarterly payments some of the quarters but forgot others. Plus, the company earned a profit so I’m going to have to pay my share on that. And finally, for some confusing reason, all the deducted taxes that I *thought* I paid when I *was* on payroll were refunded to me in one lump sum. To make matters worse, I never paid quarterly Philadelphia wage taxes. I was hoping to save money and prepare my taxe return myself this year. But I have a feeling I’ll end up paying a professional.

]]> By: mari http://www.taxgirl.com/hate-to-file-taxes-tell-me-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-9173 mari Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:44:15 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=2221#comment-9173 Filing your own taxes can be a headache, next year I am going to use the FREE software to manage my deductions : TurboTax ItsDeductible Online (http://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/itsdeductible/) Filing your own taxes can be a headache, next year I am going to use the FREE software to manage my deductions : TurboTax ItsDeductible Online (http://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/itsdeductible/)

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]]> By: abigail http://www.taxgirl.com/hate-to-file-taxes-tell-me-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-9165 abigail Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:55:06 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=2221#comment-9165 Ok, so, here's my story. There's a possiblity that others have a story just as bad, but, I doubt it. First, the basic facts: I'm a single female, 36, with two jobs, living in Southern California. I don't have any dependants. I took my collection of W2s into the place where I get my taxes done, excited because I knew that I was going to put my tax return for my moving expenses to England. I have one from a former job, and of course, 2 others for my current jobs. The total combined income came to around $22,000. I claimed "0" for two of the jobs, and "1" for the job i am paid the most, a restuarant. I have never had any idea what claiming 1 or 0 means to my life, but, I do now! So, the woman gets to punching the stuff into her computer, and she says that because I recieved the $600 stimulus last year, I wouldn't be getting anything at all. And, to make things worse, I have to pay the US government $59 and the State of California $62! She gave me a W4 form, saying that maybe I could give it to the employer where I claimed "1" and have them send me out a new W2. And, on top of all of that, she was going to charge me about $200! I was near tears! (I asked my supervisor at work tonight, about the W4 situation, and she said that it wouldn't be possible for this year, it would only be effective for next year. ) The lady felt sorry for me, because I was stunned and about to cry, so, she let the session be a "free consultation session", and gave me a bunch of flyers to put up at work, to advertise them, because they were having a special for teachers. And she gave me a coupon toward my session when I returned. So, I left the tax preparer's place, feeling like I'd been kicked by 1,000 stallions , in the gut. With the prospect of not getting any money back from the government, and instead having to pay them. I've never paid taxes in my life! I've always gotten something back! What should I do? Please help! Thanks for letting me vent. Hopefully, even if I don't win or anything, you are able to give me some concrete advice so that I can get out of this mess. Ok, so, here’s my story. There’s a possiblity that others have a story just as bad, but, I doubt it.
First, the basic facts: I’m a single female, 36, with two jobs, living in Southern California. I don’t have any dependants.

I took my collection of W2s into the place where I get my taxes done, excited because I knew that I was going to put my tax return for my moving expenses to England.

I have one from a former job, and of course, 2 others for my current jobs. The total combined income came to around $22,000. I claimed “0″ for two of the jobs, and “1″ for the job i am paid the most, a restuarant. I have never had any idea what claiming 1 or 0 means to my life, but, I do now!

So, the woman gets to punching the stuff into her computer, and she says that because I recieved the $600 stimulus last year, I wouldn’t be getting anything at all. And, to make things worse, I have to pay the US government $59 and the State of California $62! She gave me a W4 form, saying that maybe I could give it to the employer where I claimed “1″ and have them send me out a new W2.
And, on top of all of that, she was going to charge me about $200! I was near tears!
(I asked my supervisor at work tonight, about the W4 situation, and she said that it wouldn’t be possible for this year, it would only be effective for next year. )

The lady felt sorry for me, because I was stunned and about to cry, so, she let the session be a “free consultation session”, and gave me a bunch of flyers to put up at work, to advertise them, because they were having a special for teachers. And she gave me a coupon toward my session when I returned. So, I left the tax preparer’s place, feeling like I’d been kicked by 1,000 stallions , in the gut. With the prospect of not getting any money back from the government, and instead having to pay them. I’ve never paid taxes in my life! I’ve always gotten something back!

What should I do? Please help!

Thanks for letting me vent. Hopefully, even if I don’t win or anything, you are able to give me some concrete advice so that I can get out of this mess.

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]]> By: Karyn http://www.taxgirl.com/hate-to-file-taxes-tell-me-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-8989 Karyn Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:54:12 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=2221#comment-8989 We've moved a lot in 31 years of marriage (I got married when I was 18). Actually we've moved 26 times. The worst tax year was when we lived in three different states in one year. I always (love to) do our taxes. It's like a big puzzle. But that year was a nightmare. We had to fill out three different partial-year residents state forms. I was unaware that individual states can count a partial year differently! So one state counted income by where it was earned (they only taxed what you earned in their state). But another state counted income based on the percentage of time in the state (so if you lived there 45% of the year, they "claimed" taxes on 45% of your total year income, even if you made significantly more money in another state and hardly any money in their state)! Juggling three state returns was crazy. What was most discouraging was the realization that we had paid taxes more than once on the same income because of the different ways the states calculated their "fair share." While that wasn't incentive enough for us to permanently put down roots, we try not to live in more than two states in one year, or try to move on 12/31 to avoid another multiple-state filing year! We’ve moved a lot in 31 years of marriage (I got married when I was 18). Actually we’ve moved 26 times. The worst tax year was when we lived in three different states in one year. I always (love to) do our taxes. It’s like a big puzzle. But that year was a nightmare. We had to fill out three different partial-year residents state forms. I was unaware that individual states can count a partial year differently! So one state counted income by where it was earned (they only taxed what you earned in their state). But another state counted income based on the percentage of time in the state (so if you lived there 45% of the year, they “claimed” taxes on 45% of your total year income, even if you made significantly more money in another state and hardly any money in their state)! Juggling three state returns was crazy. What was most discouraging was the realization that we had paid taxes more than once on the same income because of the different ways the states calculated their “fair share.” While that wasn’t incentive enough for us to permanently put down roots, we try not to live in more than two states in one year, or try to move on 12/31 to avoid another multiple-state filing year!

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