I’ve decided to start keeping a list. It will be a list of the little things about working in an office and in accounting that bring you joy. These are what sustain my sanity during busy season. So here we go: Finishing off a sticky note pad so you can finally start a new one [...]
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Bloodbath
If there’s one thing accountants are attached to, it’s their 10-key calculator*. Every once in a while you have to show them who’s boss. This particular 10-key and I had to part ways back in September, I miss the guy! My new one and I don’t fight as much. *To be completely [...]
Gaming the system with dependents
Is anyone else excited to do their taxes for 2011 or is it just me? I just got my W-2s! It cost David and I $747 to file our 2010 taxes. It’s the amount of federal refund we lost because we had to file separately. It all has to do with income tax rates and [...]
The IRS, the “payroll” tax cut, and politics
I love when politics and tax come crashing into each other. Here’s a few recent ones: A while back the IRS was facing a $2 billion dollar cut to their budget. The IRS commissioner, testifying before congress, pointed out that for every dollar of the IRS budget they collect roughly $200 in revenue. But we [...]