it's that time of year again II

You know what I'm talking about, snort. So, are you finished? Were you finished ages ago already? Or are you still scrambling about trying to find any and all related documents? I'm talking about your income tax return of course, which I suppose like everything else, you either love, loathe, or are indifferent to. I probably fall in the first category as I think doing your taxes is quite fun, and in my case relatively simple as I don't have a business, dependents, or enough income to even have to pay tax. Last year I filed my return on February 29th, because I figured I wouldn't be able to do that again for at least four more years, and as usual went the snail mail route. There are quicker and more technologically advanced ways, but I learned my lesson the hard way one year when I filed by telephone and found out that when an error occurs on THEIR end, Revenue Canada places the onus on YOU to prove them wrong. Yikes. It took forever to clear up even though I had not been the one to make a mistake, and after that I decided that snail mail worked just fine. I usually file in early March and receive my return four weeks later (this year it took five because of Easter), thus am all set in the beginning of April when tax season is just starting to rev up. 

What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin. --MARK TWAIN

Comments

[Krissa]

Yikes! That is pretty bad, but I bet it's the same in the US. I always did my own taxes, but hated it. I had H&R Block do them a couple years and both times I did that I owed, which I find almost impossible because I never made enough money before or after to end up owing. But anyway, my brother used to e-file, but I don't think he does that now. I can't believe you had to prove that the government messed up!!! But again, I bet it'd be the same in the US. I hope you get a nice, big tax return this year! :)

[have gone vegan]

I did. :)

[Eleanor]

I Think it is January (or Sepetember) we have it file ours by here in UK. For the last few years the tax man owes me a few pounds but I have to wait till it is at least £20 till they will pay it back.

[have gone vegan]

Well, that doesn't seem fair. It's still 20 pounds, and they're yours!