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canyonwalker) wrote2023-01-20 11:27 pm
canyonwalker) wrote2023-01-20 11:27 pm
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Tax Season Starts Monday
Tax season officially starts Monday. January 23 is the first day the IRS accepts tax returns. How soon will you file yours?
Years ago I used to be doing my taxes already by this point. Largely that was because years ago my taxes were simpler. I wasn't waiting on as many forms from as many different financial services providers. This year it looks like I won't get all the official reports I need until mid-February at the earliest.
I've got some travel planned in mid-February so I probably won't have a free weekend to focus on finishing my tax return until late February or early March. That tracks with most years. Last year I did my taxes the last weekend of February and first weekend in March. The year before I did taxes on Valentine's Day. It's so romantic! 💕
The hard work of taxes being 6 weeks away doesn't mean I haven't started. I've got my first form already. It's just a W-2 but, hey, it's something. And I've been keeping and organizing records for 2022's taxes since... well, the start of 2022. That's over a year at this point.
Years ago I used to be doing my taxes already by this point. Largely that was because years ago my taxes were simpler. I wasn't waiting on as many forms from as many different financial services providers. This year it looks like I won't get all the official reports I need until mid-February at the earliest.
I've got some travel planned in mid-February so I probably won't have a free weekend to focus on finishing my tax return until late February or early March. That tracks with most years. Last year I did my taxes the last weekend of February and first weekend in March. The year before I did taxes on Valentine's Day. It's so romantic! 💕
The hard work of taxes being 6 weeks away doesn't mean I haven't started. I've got my first form already. It's just a W-2 but, hey, it's something. And I've been keeping and organizing records for 2022's taxes since... well, the start of 2022. That's over a year at this point.