My mom asked me this morning. I said, "Yes, of course." I did not, however, admit to doing them after I got home from from Easter celebrations at her house last night.
Do you do yours early? Do you wait until the last minute like me?
It used to be fun to do them early when we knew we would get money back, but since the kids all grew up and left and took our deductions with them we put it off as long as possible. We filed online Saturday, dropped the check in the mailbox at the post office yesterday, and hope that it was post-marked today. The fun days are long gone and now tax time just makes me grumpy!
I could never wait-it would make me so anxious! After some expensive mistakes with Turbotax, I now have a professional do them. I sent in all of my stuff at the very beginning of March. I started to get antsy when they hadn't called to say they were completed at the beginning April. Thankfully they were done a couple of days into April, but I'll send my stuff in earlier next year.
Use to do them way early when the kids needed the information for college loan stuff. Then our deductions grew up and the house was paid off and we'd owe...so we'd pay last minute. Now we do it in March retired and we owed nothing this year.
I filed mine a couple of weeks ago, but I probably should have done it sooner; I got a pretty decent refund. Not that it makes a lot of difference, given how lousy interest rates are still.
We are part of a farming operation so taxes are complex. We pay someone to do them. We have to turn in all our paperwork by mid March. We never get anything back. Actually, my husband has to make a payment every quarter because his income comes from farm rent.
we did them around Feb. 14--we like to get them done just as soon as we get all our paperwork from work since we get money back! (we take 0 exemptions)
We do ours early. Usually I do them in January, then send them in as soon as they start accepting returns. We usually don’t get a refund, or get very minimal ones, so I prefer to just get it over with early and not have to remember otherwise.
He did them about a month ago but didn’t send them in yet because he thought we were going to have to pay a lot. Then he found out about the senior form that gives seniors a discount. He did them over yesterday. Turns out we get money back. Not a lot, but at least we don’t have to pay more.
My h has his own business so our taxes are more complicated than I care to deal with. Our accountant starts contacting me in December. If I don't procrastinate in getting him our stuff then he's got them done in early February.
I used to get a ton of money back so I did them in Feb. The last few years I've either owed or gotten nothing back so I haven't rushed to get them done. This year I had a preparer do them due to my side business and the house. It was the best money I've ever spent. I was there an hour. If I had done them it would have taken me hours and hours.
I got nothing back from federal, but a nice chunk back from state.
My mom has dementia and has been on my case about her taxes for the last few weeks because she keeps seeing tax day mentioned on tv. They are of course done and we've talked about it every time she hears the word "April." She called last night all upset, but couldn't remember why she was upset. So I "casually mentioned " that she had received her tax refund. She said "that's it! I'm so relieved! Now I can sleep again!" So hard to be her - tortured by something looming over her head, but she can't remember what....taxes!!!
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04-18-2022, 03:42 PM
) did do them on April 15 because we were out of town last weekend. 
We owe a ton so I've been putting it off as loooooong as possible.
Like quite a big chunk. But we always wait. Well, DH I guess just wouldn't do them. I have to take care of it.
