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Hear, hear. jfclark - 13/04/2004 04:44:37 PM

As a lawyer I'm quite used to legalese, and like lots of lawyers I think it comes easily to me.

But every year I meet my match in the Form 1040. Generally speaking, the form itself isn't too bad, but what always gets me are the silly backup worksheets that I have to complete. You know, the ones that you have to fill out just to figure out whether you have to enter anything for a certain item on the Form itself. The worksheets consist of a series of non-intuitive mathematical exercises. So every year I fill out the stupid Alternative Minimum Tax worksheet, and every year I determine that I don't owe the AMT (which is a good thing), but I can never figure out why--the arithmetic just turns out that way. Always leaves me feeling a little worried.

Sadly, this year my wife and I owe the IRS bigtime. And even though we know why, there was no way to fix our withholding to prevent having to write such a depressingly large check



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*Pokes the IRS with a stick* excalibur - 13/04/2004 03:39:30 PM 261 Views
It is a conspiracy. Denice Sedai - 13/04/2004 03:43:52 PM 21 Views
I thought as much excalibur - 13/04/2004 04:39:14 PM 8 Views
Re: I thought as much Denice Sedai - 13/04/2004 04:46:21 PM 7 Views
That pisses me off too. excalibur - 13/04/2004 04:52:16 PM 8 Views
I know Denice Sedai - 13/04/2004 04:55:57 PM 5 Views
Poking will get you no where. Here, try this sledge hammer! lomanbuys - 13/04/2004 03:53:50 PM 18 Views
Turbo Tax is definantly worth the money. *NM* Tredogg - 13/04/2004 04:07:03 PM 2 Views
*Takes sledge hammer* excalibur - 13/04/2004 04:33:20 PM 10 Views
my emphasis in school was tax AlannaDawn - 13/04/2004 05:57:47 PM 7 Views
Hehehe Nebhead - 13/04/2004 03:54:47 PM 19 Views
I'll need it *NM* excalibur - 13/04/2004 04:58:28 PM 2 Views
I paid someone to do mine... Wulf`gar - 13/04/2004 03:57:15 PM 29 Views
I am going to think about it next year excalibur - 13/04/2004 04:49:16 PM 11 Views
i paid someone too... Dorinde Sedai - 13/04/2004 04:51:25 PM 10 Views
Yeah, they caught some stuff on mine too... Wulf`gar - 13/04/2004 05:24:52 PM 7 Views
You know.. Denice Sedai - 13/04/2004 05:29:46 PM 6 Views
Bah. Wulf`gar - 13/04/2004 06:08:30 PM 6 Views
Denice Sedai - 13/04/2004 06:09:58 PM 6 Views
mierin sedai - 13/04/2004 04:04:21 PM 26 Views
Get filing *NM* excalibur - 13/04/2004 05:15:18 PM 2 Views
I'm sorry. Um...did you wait until the 12th of April to begin?? Larisa - 13/04/2004 04:14:26 PM 16 Views
No excalibur - 13/04/2004 04:24:01 PM 15 Views
Well, if it makes you feel any better... Larisa - 13/04/2004 04:29:27 PM 9 Views
Im currently doing my taxes online for free chorabliss - 13/04/2004 04:23:54 PM 25 Views
What form do you file? excalibur - 13/04/2004 04:26:13 PM 16 Views
I dont have to send it in. chorabliss - 13/04/2004 04:27:53 PM 15 Views
That's the problem I think ... excalibur - 13/04/2004 04:29:48 PM 14 Views
That sucks. chorabliss - 13/04/2004 04:44:41 PM 8 Views
It does. They screw you over big time too. excalibur - 13/04/2004 04:51:04 PM 10 Views
it's ok, just think of it this way: Nephtis - 13/04/2004 05:05:17 PM 14 Views
Yep excalibur - 13/04/2004 05:12:54 PM 9 Views
Aviendha - 13/04/2004 10:36:34 PM 6 Views
excalibur - 13/04/2004 10:59:56 PM 5 Views
It's worse if you get a refund. AlannaDawn - 13/04/2004 05:58:35 PM 14 Views
Hear, hear. jfclark - 13/04/2004 04:44:37 PM 10 Views
That sucks excalibur - 13/04/2004 05:04:47 PM 5 Views
THE + IRS = THEIRS *NM* Spoonman - 13/04/2004 04:49:33 PM 3 Views
Too true. *NM* excalibur - 13/04/2004 04:58:47 PM 2 Views
excal... your 1098 - T Dorinde Sedai - 13/04/2004 04:49:39 PM 27 Views
Thank you excalibur - 13/04/2004 04:55:52 PM 12 Views
Re: Thank you Dorinde Sedai - 13/04/2004 05:33:00 PM 8 Views
I've been pondering this for a while... Aviendha - 13/04/2004 10:38:12 PM 5 Views
LOL excalibur - 13/04/2004 10:56:47 PM 5 Views
Aviendha - 13/04/2004 11:12:34 PM 4 Views
I think it is only applicable if I am a US citizen excalibur - 13/04/2004 05:03:03 PM 7 Views
My daddy files my taxes Nephtis - 13/04/2004 05:03:13 PM 35 Views
LOL excalibur - 13/04/2004 05:05:35 PM 12 Views
HILARIOUS AlannaDawn - 13/04/2004 05:59:14 PM 10 Views
Attagirl Elaine - 14/04/2004 08:59:21 AM 10 Views
That sucks Gwenhwyvar - 13/04/2004 05:17:17 PM 12 Views
All government agencies are the same I think excalibur - 14/04/2004 10:04:36 AM 4 Views
bureaucrats and their forms, gotta love 'em LiterateDog - 13/04/2004 06:44:05 PM 8 Views
They are the ultimate evil in the universe. excalibur - 14/04/2004 10:03:19 AM 4 Views
I don't care how much it costs, I get someone to do them for me! Ivy Sedai - 13/04/2004 08:14:52 PM 6 Views
I will seriously think about it next year. *NM* excalibur - 14/04/2004 10:05:18 AM 2 Views
You're going to leave me, aren't you? Aviendha - 13/04/2004 10:32:29 PM 18 Views
*blink* excalibur - 13/04/2004 10:56:14 PM 14 Views
Not if he knows what is good for him, he won't Druid - 13/04/2004 11:12:45 PM 13 Views
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