Taxes: Filed
Mar. 1st, 2026 09:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerI finished my taxes today and filed the returns. I'd actually mostly finished 2 weeks ago— hooray for getting my 1099s in a timely fashion this year!— but held off until now just in case one of my banks that sent a 1099 on time for once followed up with a corrected 1099, late. 🙄 And they still could, but at this date I feel the chance is low enough to move forward.
This year is the 13th year I've filed my taxes with the help of Intuit TurboTax. At least I think it's 13 years. I keep track mostly by making new Batman-slaps-Robin memes every year, and last year was 12 years. 🤣 Speaking of, here's my latest, even newer than the one I created last month:
Why the Batman-slaps-Robin meme? It's because I've always had a love-hate/abusive relationship with TurboTax. TT wronged me in the distant past. I tried to leave but found it was harder going it alone than dealing with a partner who'd never have an adult conversation with me about Passive Activity Loss Limits or the Foreign Tax Credit. So I returned to TT's bitch-slapping arms, taking steps to protect myself and knowing I'd have to sneak around to get my fill of adult conversation. (Bonus meme links: My 2024 edition, 2023, 2022, 2021.)
This year TT had some new abusive topics for me. "IS THIS A QUALIFIED SECTION 199(a) BUSINESS?" it demanded. "YES OR NO?" I couldn't file my forms without answering the question. There was no option for "Help me choose" or "WTF is a qualified Section 199(a) business, anyway?" Years of practice in this relationship gave me confidence do dodge over to another browser window, search on the topic, check sources to support the AI powered answer, and then smoothly tell TT like I hadn't even just phoned a friend, "YES!"
This year is the 13th year I've filed my taxes with the help of Intuit TurboTax. At least I think it's 13 years. I keep track mostly by making new Batman-slaps-Robin memes every year, and last year was 12 years. 🤣 Speaking of, here's my latest, even newer than the one I created last month:
Why the Batman-slaps-Robin meme? It's because I've always had a love-hate/abusive relationship with TurboTax. TT wronged me in the distant past. I tried to leave but found it was harder going it alone than dealing with a partner who'd never have an adult conversation with me about Passive Activity Loss Limits or the Foreign Tax Credit. So I returned to TT's bitch-slapping arms, taking steps to protect myself and knowing I'd have to sneak around to get my fill of adult conversation. (Bonus meme links: My 2024 edition, 2023, 2022, 2021.)
This year TT had some new abusive topics for me. "IS THIS A QUALIFIED SECTION 199(a) BUSINESS?" it demanded. "YES OR NO?" I couldn't file my forms without answering the question. There was no option for "Help me choose" or "WTF is a qualified Section 199(a) business, anyway?" Years of practice in this relationship gave me confidence do dodge over to another browser window, search on the topic, check sources to support the AI powered answer, and then smoothly tell TT like I hadn't even just phoned a friend, "YES!"
