March 30 - I've never waited this long to do my taxes

We used to file super early, as I really wanted to know if we owed or not. We've paid a professional to do them for years and as far as I'm concerned it's money well spent. We've developed a relationship with her and I know, when things happen, I can email or contact her with questions and she always has a friendly reply.

Since inheriting some stock and a mutual fund account our filing date has gotten pushed later and later as I've had to wait for forms. Drives me nuts as we do usually get a refund and I like to get it done before the rush.

Our big score this year was DH is finally with an employer that withholds enough to MO. He lost his job in mid 2020, and when we filed for that year his new employer had withheld more in the 3 months he worked for them then his previous employer had withheld in the 6 months he was with them! We used to owe thousands and it would kill me every year. I'm so happy to just be breaking even with them now.

Haven’t even started yet.  

Sadly, I am known in my circles for being that person that was standing in line at the post office to get them post marked on the last day at the last hour back in the olden days before online filing was around.  😬😄 .  The last couple of years I did much better and got them in earlier than normal.  I seem to have regressed this year.  It is on the to do list but really needs to get done.

Uggg....I did mine over the weekend. We've owed the last few years, but I screwed myself by not opting out of the child credit thing they payed out last year. I owe over $5K and an underpayment penalty. I don't have an issue paying it back...but I'm pissed that I owe a penalty because they sent it to me.

That always seems grossly unfair. I think more people will be caught like that this year than know it at this point.

Ours will be filed today. I kept procrastinating setting up sn account snd starting an IRA. Used to do at our credit union but decided to switch snd it had more hoops than I was expecting but it went through this morning so they can be filed today.

We haven't done ours yet. I know we owe a bunch (DH won in Las Vegas several times and it all added up to way more than I thought) so I am not in a big hurry. They will get done but I won't write the check until the absolutely last minuet.

I took my paperwork in last week. He said it would probably be a couple weeks. My siblings and I sold the family farmland and my mom's final estate/trust taxes have to be finished so he can generate some of the paperwork we all need in order to get ours done. I know I’m going to owe a chunk so I guess there’s no hurry, and I’d rather not have to file an amended return or an extension. He did say he was almost done with mom's stuff, but he said that more than once to my sister, who was the executor.

Mine too and it stresses me out every year. Uggghh.

Mine are not done yet, but whatever refund we MIGHT get will go right back to the IRS since I am paying last year's taxes... Other than messing up royally one year we have always gotten a refund. 

The last few years NADA... I keep adjusting our withdrawals so hopefully this year at least we can pay off the rest of last year.. which is almost paid off.   

My old company (tax firm) does them for me for free so I don't feel like I can rush it.. lol

You just reminded me I still need to help my kid do his taxes. It's his first time.

I’m still waiting for one more 1099!!!

We’re supposed to have ours done, but my husband is arguing something on it with our tax professional so we still haven’t finished 🙄. I don’t think he’s going to win. We owe a big amount and I just want to get it paid and over with.

Next year should be so, so simple. I’m actually looking forward to it…

I have everything sorted but we need to sit down and do them. We owed a stupid amount last year because my employer (school district) entered one number wrong and not enough was taken out. We of course were 4 months into the year last year until we figured out the mistake so we’ve had extra taken out in hopes that we won’t be in the same boat. You would think we would be on top of it…but we aren’t.

If it makes you feel any better, last year I finally got around to doing the last FOUR years worth of tax returns for DSO and I. 

My record is seven years. The ATO threatened to fine me that time, but they kindly let me off.  

Our financial year runs from 1st July to 30th June. If it weren't for DSO, I would have mine lodged on 1st July every year. But he always drags his feet, and I can't lodge mine until his is ready.

ETA: The Australian system is obviously quite different to the American system.