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Posted by anne on April 14, 2009, 4:48 pm
For years, I used a software program to do my taxes. That stopped when I got a
letter from the IRS telling me I owed a lot of money! I quickly found an
accountant who figured out that I hadn't reported some investment income but
that I didn't owe as much as the IRS said I did. This year, things were even
more complicated with rental income and depreciation on my late parents'
Florida condo
I finally got all the paperwork to the accountant. Today, his wife came by with
the forms for me to sign. We looked at the main one and I groaned -- how could
I owe money when I had taken such a beating... Anyhow, she offered to take the
envelope to the PO and I wrote out a check.
About an hour after she left, I went over the forms again -- the amount for
which I wrote out a check was on the refund line, not on the taxes owed line.
I've left messages all over the place for her but so far haven't heard whether
she did drop the envelope off.
If she has, I doubt if the PO will allow me to retrieve the envelope, even if
it could be identified among the thousands of others going to the IRS ... can't
remember if there was a return address on it or not. I know I didn't put a
personal label on.
OY VEY!!!
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another anne, add ingers to reply
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Posted by Bruce Fletcher (remove denture on April 14, 2009, 6:53 pm
anne wrote:
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> For years, I used a software program to do my taxes. That stopped when I got a
> letter from the IRS telling me I owed a lot of money! I quickly found an
> accountant who figured out that I hadn't reported some investment income but
> that I didn't owe as much as the IRS said I did. This year, things were even
> more complicated with rental income and depreciation on my late parents'
> Florida condo
>
> I finally got all the paperwork to the accountant. Today, his wife came by
with
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> the forms for me to sign. We looked at the main one and I groaned -- how could
> I owe money when I had taken such a beating... Anyhow, she offered to take the
> envelope to the PO and I wrote out a check.
>
> About an hour after she left, I went over the forms again -- the amount for
> which I wrote out a check was on the refund line, not on the taxes owed line.
> I've left messages all over the place for her but so far haven't heard whether
> she did drop the envelope off.
>
> If she has, I doubt if the PO will allow me to retrieve the envelope, even if
> it could be identified among the thousands of others going to the IRS ...
can't
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> remember if there was a return address on it or not. I know I didn't put a
> personal label on.
>
> OY VEY!!!
>
In the UK we are fortunate in having Pay As You Earn (PAYE) which - for
most folk - means no problems with submitting tax returns etc.
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Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
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<http://claremont.islandblogging.co.uk>
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Posted by Gillian Murray on April 14, 2009, 7:07 pm
Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote:
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> anne wrote:
>> For years, I used a software program to do my taxes. That stopped when
>> I got a letter from the IRS telling me I owed a lot of money! I
>> quickly found an accountant who figured out that I hadn't reported
>> some investment income but that I didn't owe as much as the IRS said I
>> did. This year, things were even more complicated with rental income
>> and depreciation on my late parents' Florida condo
>> I finally got all the paperwork to the accountant. Today, his wife
>> came by with the forms for me to sign. We looked at the main one and I
>> groaned -- how could I owe money when I had taken such a beating...
>> Anyhow, she offered to take the envelope to the PO and I wrote out a
>> check.
>> About an hour after she left, I went over the forms again -- the
>> amount for which I wrote out a check was on the refund line, not on
>> the taxes owed line. I've left messages all over the place for her but
>> so far haven't heard whether she did drop the envelope off.
>> If she has, I doubt if the PO will allow me to retrieve the envelope,
>> even if it could be identified among the thousands of others going to
>> the IRS ... can't remember if there was a return address on it or not.
>> I know I didn't put a personal label on.
>> OY VEY!!!
>
> In the UK we are fortunate in having Pay As You Earn (PAYE) which - for
> most folk - means no problems with submitting tax returns etc.
Not always, Bruce. When I was in Maryland I has a client who was a
restaurateur. All his bank accounts were in UK, and the business was in
Baltimore. He leased most of the equipment, but I remember well the
hours of headaches his situation brought to me. Of course the UK bank
periods did not respond to the US etc. He came in two days before the
filing deadline for me to do his taxes.
A nice fellow, but I am glad he is gone from my life. LOL
WE have a PAYE sort of in the States. money is withheld from salaries
etc to go to IRS. However there are many situations which are well
outside of the norm. For example, our pensions, my investment income,
rental proiperty etc. Not simple, but to me it is FUN. In our ase a lot
of our Social Security is taxed. Nothing is withheld, but I can arrange
for it, if I so choose.
My belief is that I should have MY money in the bank drawing interest,
rather than have Uncle Sam get the interest.
I really enjoyed my son and DIL's return after they were married. She
was paid by the Japanese Government to do her work on an American base,
and paid whatever they called for. NOt very complex, but fun.
Gillian
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Posted by Amber on April 15, 2009, 6:56 pm
On 15 Apr., 00:53, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply)"
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> anne wrote:
> > For years, I used a software program to do my taxes. That stopped when =
I got a
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> > letter from the IRS telling me I owed a lot of money! I quickly found a=
n
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> > accountant who figured out that I hadn't reported some investment incom=
e but
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> > that I didn't owe as much as the IRS said I did. This year, things were=
even
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> > more complicated with rental income and depreciation on my late parents=
'
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> > Florida condo
> > I finally got all the paperwork to the accountant. Today, his wife came=
by with
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> > the forms for me to sign. We looked at the main one and I groaned -- ho=
w could
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> > I owe money when I had taken such a beating... Anyhow, she offered to t=
ake the
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> > envelope to the PO and I wrote out a check.
> > About an hour after she left, I went over the forms again -- the amount=
for
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> > which I wrote out a check was on the refund line, not on the taxes owed=
line.
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> > I've left messages all over the place for her but so far haven't heard =
whether
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> > she did drop the envelope off.
> > If she has, I doubt if the PO will allow me to retrieve the envelope, e=
ven if
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> > it could be identified among the thousands of others going to the IRS .=
.. can't
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> > remember if there was a return address on it or not. I know I didn't pu=
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> > personal label on.
> > OY VEY!!!
> In the UK we are fortunate in having Pay As You Earn (PAYE) which - for
> most folk - means no problems with submitting tax returns etc.
> --
> Bruce Fletcher
> Stronsay, Orkney UK
> <http://claremont.islandblogging.co.uk>- Skjul tekst i anf=F8rselstegn -
> - Vis tekst i anf=F8rselstegn -
amen to that, in Denmark it's the same. so once a year we get a paper
with all the info, and just have to check it over and change what is
needed (do nothing if it's ok) and voila
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Posted by on April 14, 2009, 8:17 pm
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>For years, I used a software program to do my taxes. That stopped when I got a
>letter from the IRS telling me I owed a lot of money! I quickly found an
>accountant who figured out that I hadn't reported some investment income but
>that I didn't owe as much as the IRS said I did. This year, things were even
>more complicated with rental income and depreciation on my late parents'
>Florida condo
>I finally got all the paperwork to the accountant. Today, his wife came by with
>the forms for me to sign. We looked at the main one and I groaned -- how could
>I owe money when I had taken such a beating... Anyhow, she offered to take the
>envelope to the PO and I wrote out a check.
>About an hour after she left, I went over the forms again -- the amount for
>which I wrote out a check was on the refund line, not on the taxes owed line.
>I've left messages all over the place for her but so far haven't heard whether
>she did drop the envelope off.
>If she has, I doubt if the PO will allow me to retrieve the envelope, even if
>it could be identified among the thousands of others going to the IRS ... can't
>remember if there was a return address on it or not. I know I didn't put a
>personal label on.
>OY VEY!!!
It will work out, call the IRS first thing.
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> letter from the IRS telling me I owed a lot of money! I quickly found an
> accountant who figured out that I hadn't reported some investment income but
> that I didn't owe as much as the IRS said I did. This year, things were even
> more complicated with rental income and depreciation on my late parents'
> Florida condo
>
> I finally got all the paperwork to the accountant. Today, his wife came by