The Blonde Diaries

Wouldn’t it be fabulous if we could all just put a sign like this out?  Or even better if there was a button to push on the IRS website?  Maybe one day that will be the case when we move to a national sales tax or a flat tax.  I know the tax accountants wouldn’t like that but I would be much happier if I didn’t have to fill out my tax form every year and see how much was actually going to the government.

Happy Wednesday…

I hate filing taxes.  I hate it so much that I made sure to be a financial statements auditor and stay as far away from taxes as possible.  In fact, my client is a partnership and, therefore does not even have corporate taxes that I have to worry about.  Talk about some luck.

Luckily for Mike and I, our taxes are fairly straightforward this year.  We have the standard W-2s and then 1099-INT schedules to report and nothing else.  Very easy.  I understand though that not everyone has plain vanilla taxes and often are sent forms and schedules they don’t know what to do about.  I highly recommend visiting the IRS website and trying some search terms until you find the helpful tax information you need.  I realize that saying IRS and helpful in the same sentence can be a little bit of an oxymoron but you can really find some good information on their website.  The last thing you want is to end up owing an exorbitant amount to the IRS and go into debt.  Interest and penalties assessed by the IRS on a late payment or a balance can be awful.  In fact some people consider taking out emergency loans to try and avoid or minimize the interest and penalties they have to pay on the amounts they owe.

I hope your tax season goes as easily as possible. I know there will be a huge sign of relief on April 16th.

So the other morning I went with my coworker to talk to one of our client contacts. This has been a rough busy season so far as we started much earlier than usual working late and weekends. To combat this, I have been taking my sleeping pills and getting a full nights rest each night, reading before going to sleep, and dressing up a little more – ie more tights and dresses. I thought I was doing well.

That was until I walked into this particular client’s office and she told me that we looked very tired. ACK! I know it is because I had some visible