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canyonwalker) wrote2022-01-24 09:59 am
canyonwalker) wrote2022-01-24 09:59 am
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Tax Season Starts Today (Yay?)
It's official, tax season starts today! Where "official" means the IRS is now accepting tax returns. Yay?
I don't know anybody who really celebrates tax season. Even the accountants who make most of their annual income during tax season look at it with a degree of dread because it means a few months of working nights and weekends.
Likewise I don't know anybody who actually files taxes this early. Even the majority of the working and middle class who expect a refund— ergo, getting it earlier is better— mostly drag their feet on filing. I'm pretty much the only person I know who ever used to file taxes in late January or early February.
Last year I did my taxes on Valentine's Day and filed the return in early March. It's a bit later than I used to file, say, 20 years ago. The difference is that some of the financial statements I need nowadays take longer to be generated. We've actually got our W2s already, along with some other forms. Our 1099s are currently promised mid-February. Maybe they'll arrive a bit early so I can have another fun Valentine's Day!
I don't know anybody who really celebrates tax season. Even the accountants who make most of their annual income during tax season look at it with a degree of dread because it means a few months of working nights and weekends.
Likewise I don't know anybody who actually files taxes this early. Even the majority of the working and middle class who expect a refund— ergo, getting it earlier is better— mostly drag their feet on filing. I'm pretty much the only person I know who ever used to file taxes in late January or early February.
Last year I did my taxes on Valentine's Day and filed the return in early March. It's a bit later than I used to file, say, 20 years ago. The difference is that some of the financial statements I need nowadays take longer to be generated. We've actually got our W2s already, along with some other forms. Our 1099s are currently promised mid-February. Maybe they'll arrive a bit early so I can have another fun Valentine's Day!