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CatNipped wrote in message ... We just got back from H&R Block. We owe *FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS* to the IRS! thud -- Hugs, CatNipped http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ *Melissa anxiously waves a bottle of smelling salts under Catnipped nose..... I'm sorry, that is a definite shocker. If it's any help, you're not alone. Proportionately speaking, I had a heck of a tax hit when I went to my appointment last week. I tried to convince my tax man that three cats OUGHT to equal one child, but he just shook his head and laughed. He's a very nice fellow, really. As nice as anyone can be who financially cleans one's clock. Melissa |
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"Melissa Houle" wrote in message ... CatNipped wrote in message ... We just got back from H&R Block. We owe *FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS* to the IRS! thud -- Hugs, CatNipped http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ *Melissa anxiously waves a bottle of smelling salts under Catnipped nose..... I'm sorry, that is a definite shocker. If it's any help, you're not alone. Proportionately speaking, I had a heck of a tax hit when I went to my appointment last week. I tried to convince my tax man that three cats OUGHT to equal one child, but he just shook his head and laughed. One child! Six children! |
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wrote: I am sorry. I'm not playing "I can top this"....but it's just such a coincidence....I went to have my taxes figured today, too. I left the CPA and stopped at a gas station to use the restroom. Someone jiggled the door, and in my haste, I reached back and flushed the toilet, then stood up to pull up my jeans. My car keys fell out of my pocket, into the toilet, and flushed on down. I had to call AAA and have the car towed home, and I had to ride home 26 miles in the cab of said tow truck with a driver who was the weirdest human being I have ever run across, who talked incessantly all the way home. Now I can't find my extra key. Mustang keys have that anti-theft chip, so I am going to have to order one from the factory, for nearly $100 if the extra doesn't turn up somewhere. I wasn't going to tell this story, it is the dumbest thing I have ever done. But I just had to remind you that THINGS CAN ALWAYS GET WORSE. Sherry Even in reading it again. I can't believe this. Man, Sherry, I though *I* had a tough day, LOL... -L. |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
... We just got back from H&R Block. We owe *FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS* to the IRS! thud Oh dear! megapurrs! Um, hate to say this but every time I've been to H&R block, they've always screwed up my return, and my return is pretty easy and the mistakes they make so simple even I can find them. If you can afford another accountant, I'd reccomend that he or she checks that figure very carefully. For your sake, I hope its a screw up. Yowie |
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"mlbriggs" wrote in message
news On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 19:00:17 -0700, sriddles wrote: CatNipped wrote: We just got back from H&R Block. We owe *FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS* to the IRS! thud -- Hugs, CatNipped I am sorry. I'm not playing "I can top this"....but it's just such a coincidence....I went to have my taxes figured today, too. I left the CPA and stopped at a gas station to use the restroom. Someone jiggled the door, and in my haste, I reached back and flushed the toilet, then stood up to pull up my jeans. My car keys fell out of my pocket, into the toilet, and flushed on down. I had to call AAA and have the car towed home, and I had to ride home 26 miles in the cab of said tow truck with a driver who was the weirdest human being I have ever run across, who talked incessantly all the way home. Now I can't find my extra key. Mustang keys have that anti-theft chip, so I am going to have to order one from the factory, for nearly $100 if the extra doesn't turn up somewhere. I wasn't going to tell this story, it is the dumbest thing I have ever done. But I just had to remind you that THINGS CAN ALWAYS GET WORSE. Sherry I know it is not a "bright side" but think of the lesson learned! Like I always told my son "chalk it up to experience". MLB Experience: what you get right after you need it. Yowie |
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jmcquown wrote: Yeah, BUT, IRA's are funds set aside pre-taxes. When I got my partial distributions I had them withhold tax. I also talked with my tax advisor AND with an IRS Rep. I'm unemployed, my sole income is ME and I have medical expenses so I allegedly qualify for partial distributions without the penalty for early withdrawal. We shall see next year. I'm still sorry to hear you got hit so hard. That sucks. They really shouldn't tax retirement savings, IMHO. Jill I don't have any problem with it. Look at how many people can't afford an IRA at all...it's pretty much a luxury. I don't really understand why people complain about having to pay taxes at the end of the year when they have underpaid. Your witholding is under your control and it's not that difficult to figure out how much you should have withheld, to break even. -L. |
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-L. wrote:
jmcquown wrote: Yeah, BUT, IRA's are funds set aside pre-taxes. When I got my partial distributions I had them withhold tax. I also talked with my tax advisor AND with an IRS Rep. I'm unemployed, my sole income is ME and I have medical expenses so I allegedly qualify for partial distributions without the penalty for early withdrawal. We shall see next year. I'm still sorry to hear you got hit so hard. That sucks. They really shouldn't tax retirement savings, IMHO. Jill I don't have any problem with it. Look at how many people can't afford an IRA at all...it's pretty much a luxury. It's not a luxury. I've paid into the Social Security system for 25 years but it's doubtful I'll get enough back to be able to live on the "pension" they give me in 20 years. The IRA I have was a 401K provided by my employer but the money that went into it came out of my blood sweat and tears. I had it "rolled over" into an IRA when I lost my job a year ago. Again, I paid into that fund with my own hard-earned money; it came out of my paycheck. It's *my* money. I have no problem paying taxes on it. But you should be able to use it when needed without being hit with a double-whammy called a "penalty" for early withdrawal *after* electing to pay the taxes on it up front when you need to use some of it. Jill I don't really understand why people complain about having to pay taxes at the end of the year when they have underpaid. Your witholding is under your control and it's not that difficult to figure out how much you should have withheld, to break even. -L. |
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So sorry to hear that Catnipped, It must be devastating,
not that I understand anything to do with American taxes but it sounds awful Hugs and best wishes. Jean.P. CatNipped wrote in message ... We just got back from H&R Block. We owe *FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS* to the IRS! thud -- Hugs, CatNipped http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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