There are also non-profit tax returns that are due at the end of may, but are typically extended to August or November. This way a firm can be competitive in pricing (keeping the folks busy over the summer) and still use the “we are giving back to the community” card. It’s a symbiotic relationship.

you don’t just throw all your stuff in a shoebox and drop it off? what?!?

jporter84 hit the nail on the head. At the firm I left, there was a $500 minimum for the tax returns. It weeded out a lot of the people that shouldn’t need us to do their returns. But sounds like you’re doing your due diligence.

decided maybe me and my five year old needed a road trip - seems like it’s closed as of today through march for upgrading to digital projection.

I’ve had NFL tickets for 12 years now. Games feel like an obligation and a chore. Not to mention with younger kids, the fact it takes up all day isn’t worth it anymore. when I was 24, a day of day drinking was amazing. Now, “meh” (and the fact I have to think at work on Monday mornings)

Everyone raises great points - those pointing out the 10% rule on the Schedule A, the person recommending HSAs, the person discussing their FSA.

Yeah, it’s amazing. I saw it all the time with clients. They want to make money and know their trade/products, but the little things that add up (like mileage) they couldn’t care less about. My wife being one of them. I told her I was going to get a colleague to do her books because she’d listen to her instead of her…

The IRS requirements is to just maintain a contemporaneous mileage log. This does do that. My wife was using this, and it works. But like everything else, it only does what you tell it to do. I wasn’t overly confident she was identifying work every time, as I thought her mileage was low. So I just built a “to:”…

you just whack it on top. Not explained well in the manual either. Took me a few days of experimenting to figure it out

you just whack it on top. Not explained well in the manual either. Took me a few days of experimenting to figure it…

My wife HATES it. “Can you turn off that f&*king light?!?!”

My wife HATES it. “Can you turn off that f&*king light?!?!”

I should clarify it’s not always for holidays.

Side note - next school year, we’ve already told our daughter, that she is getting $xxx amount for back to school stuff. She can divvy it up however she would like. But that’s all she gets. She wants a $70 pair of jeans? Fine, but you won’t get something else. She’s already resisting. But trying to teach some fiscal…

My kids are desiring higher ticket items, which to me means, “Ok, you just have fewer in number”....however my wife still feels the need to have stocking stuffers, etc. which consist of Bath & Body Works items (also not cheap). We start with a budget, and she blows through it in no time. “The kids need more to open!”

Just had lunch with a friend who told me about the digit app. He said it works great. (it analyzes your deposits and withdrawals and automatically transfers money to a savings account. I have to look at this. I save a fair amount, but I probably leave some on the table so to speak.

I’ve not read up on these completely. I just know the 2 I did, the tax partner had copious review notes on them because they are confusing as crap. SO - if you do this, you should have a top notch tax guy. Similarly, since they are so confusing, they are a relatively higher chance for audit. (And stay out of publicly…

came here looking for thoughts on Spatchcocking. Thank you - now I have to sell the wife.

moved into my house. Immediately got the opportunity to learn patching drywall as the ones in the finished basement would not come off - at all!

moved into my house. Immediately got the opportunity to learn patching drywall as the ones in the finished basement…

I would end up buying some coal ash bricks or some shit. No thanks.

Is it a sign of the times that people feel like buying a house is an impulse decision? As an accountant, I over-evaluate all big money decisions. So when my wife wanted to buy our house, I analyzed and analyzed and then some more. Then came the patience part as we weren’t 100% ready.

But wasn’t grilling part of the article referencing carcinogenic red meat and processed foods? something to do with the char marks.