^ to DO shit for me
― joygoat, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, er, I'm kind of over $100,000.00.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:35 (sixteen years ago) link
I would file online except that I have an employed wife and a home, and I really don't want to fuck things up this year.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:37 (sixteen years ago) link
$100,000.00 isn't quite as fantastically rich as you might think it is, especially w/a huge mortage on a home in SF.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah in the spirit of not fucking things up, just curious, why are you so reluctant to just take 20 minutes and sign and mail the extension? Even if your estimate is wrong, that can be fixed later.
― felicity, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:41 (sixteen years ago) link
The problem is that I have no idea how close to accurate the estimate has to be to pass muster.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:42 (sixteen years ago) link
I would still assume you would be able to hire an accountant. You probably hired a few people to help you close on that home.
Congratulations! It's a great place to live - sorry if my reccomendations weren't pertinent. xpost
― aimurchie, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:44 (sixteen years ago) link
Seriously, any retardedly wrong estimate is better than ignoring the filing deadline altogether. You would have until August to just pay H&R Block to sort it out.
― felicity, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Is it? The IRS is a big black box to me.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:46 (sixteen years ago) link
DUDE FUCKING GET A CLUE PUT DOWN THAT YOU OWE $20K AND DON'T BREAK THE FUCKING LAW
― El Tomboto, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:49 (sixteen years ago) link
jesus
― El Tomboto, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:50 (sixteen years ago) link
how much could you have gotten done towards making a better estimate all this hours instead of freaking about it?
i.e. listen to felicity!
― tehresa, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:51 (sixteen years ago) link
As salient as the emotion might be, I don't think I'm gonna invest in Angry Tom's Advice Cabinet this time o' year, y'know?
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:52 (sixteen years ago) link
They really care about taxpayers declaring income, yes. If you know you made over $100,000 they would like you to tell them about that, yes.
xp THANK YOU TOMBOT. I've half a mind to start scouting out the government foreclosure sales in SF. Kind of nice up there.
― felicity, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:52 (sixteen years ago) link
1. blatantly break the law
2. adhere to the law in a half-assed fashion
WHICH WILL MAKE THE FEDERAL GOVT MORE LIKELY TO HATE YOU
OH I DON'T KNOW
― El Tomboto, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Look, all I want to know is what are the specific consequences of late filing. I could file electronically tomorrow. I'm just weighing my options.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Calm down Toms. I'm not filing YR return, now.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:54 (sixteen years ago) link
God you people are so invested in other folks' dramas.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Then you should pay someone to find out all about it for you!
― aimurchie, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Let's not open up that barrel full of drama right now, aimmy.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:56 (sixteen years ago) link
you are asking what the consequences are for breaking the law. like, in a big stupid way that you can still avoid. what in the fuck kind of advice did you want? the tax rate for your income is about 20%. Give or take a couple of thousand dollars, would you rather wait a few months for a refund or get audited?
― El Tomboto, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:57 (sixteen years ago) link
LESS TROLLING MORE FILING
(p.s. Does the house come with a static IP address?)
― felicity, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:57 (sixteen years ago) link
lol @ taxes makin people so heated
― tehresa, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:57 (sixteen years ago) link
I would estimate 19.5%
Not quite. I'm asking what kind of sedatives I can send you so's to keep you from having a heart attack, Tom.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:58 (sixteen years ago) link
troll
― El Tomboto, Monday, 14 April 2008 06:59 (sixteen years ago) link
If I were trolling you'd be on the floor clutching yr chest and punching 9-1-1 on yr cellie.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:00 (sixteen years ago) link
kind of hoping the IRS goes to town on your rich ass
― Dan I., Monday, 14 April 2008 07:03 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm sorry. I gave you an answer you didn't want. Here:
"it doesn't matter, you can file in july and nobody will give a fuck. I've done it ten times, I've never had a problem."
― El Tomboto, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:04 (sixteen years ago) link
I don't care if you and your wife go to jail or lose your house (unless it gets sold at foreclosure auction and is a really good deal).
I just prefer that you not swagger around setting a bad example for the impressionable youth of Ip3, crutis borad at al., whose promise-filled lives have yet to descend into a bitter death spirals of ignorance, apathy and, yes, moral turpitude.
xp
― felicity, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Lose my house? Heh. At worst, I get a fine. The only question is how big.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:07 (sixteen years ago) link
Well I hope the house comes with a static IP address because if it wasn't looking like willful a couple of hours ago, any last reasonable doubt in the mind of any government investigator has definitely been removed. Good job.
― felicity, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh, come on felicidrama. We all know that the gov't is far from THAT good.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:09 (sixteen years ago) link
i just have this 2 say 2 u
― KOOL-AID MAN, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:11 (sixteen years ago) link
smoke weed everyday
Oh yeah? Then how come this former government employee just cashed her giant refund check and you're still trolling?
xp Yeah why not
― felicity, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:13 (sixteen years ago) link
libcrypt is the graham of tax
― electricsound, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:14 (sixteen years ago) link
luriqua probably filed last week
― El Tomboto, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:16 (sixteen years ago) link
I love my tax preparer. He was the drummer for the Circle Jerks.
― felicity, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:16 (sixteen years ago) link
It's all probably irrelevant, since I'm pretty sure I'm due a refund. God I hope so.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:19 (sixteen years ago) link
Wife last year cashed in stock options and nixed all hopes of fun April bonus.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:20 (sixteen years ago) link
So this is really the first year I have any idea of how the house will impact real taxes.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:21 (sixteen years ago) link
Next.
― felicity, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:21 (sixteen years ago) link
I may just take one of the online filing services up to the point of marriage and use their estimate for an extension.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:23 (sixteen years ago) link
I have an accountant picked out for next year but she wasn't taking new clients for this year so that's what that drama's all about. Dun think she played drums for any punk bands tho.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:26 (sixteen years ago) link
Weird thing is that my wife delayed paying last year's taxes for like 8 months and I have absolutely no idea how in the hell she made that work out w/o us in jail.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Because the SOL for failure to file is 6 years and they'd rather have a slam dunk two-timer than an innocent one time mistake, genius.
You had me at "apologies." Not get that extension in or imona hafta smack you with the Tax Manual.
― felicity, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:34 (sixteen years ago) link
Thanks for the advices. I do appreciate it.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Did your wife forget to claim herself as a dependent?
― aimurchie, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:40 (sixteen years ago) link
The story is honestly to complex for me to explain here w/o causing Tom to start streaming blood from his eye gaskets so let me just say that I appreciate everyone's goodwill and cross yr fingers that I can keep outta jail, aimmy.
― libcrypt, Monday, 14 April 2008 07:41 (sixteen years ago) link