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General Category => Off the Record => Topic started by: The Minsky Moment on January 15, 2010, 10:40:01 AM

Title: Estimated Tax Payment Day
Post by: The Minsky Moment on January 15, 2010, 10:40:01 AM
I just did my part to pay down the deficit.

Good thing for the Democrats election day doesn't fall on a payments day.
Title: Re: Estimated Tax Payment Day
Post by: KRonn on January 15, 2010, 10:56:02 AM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on January 15, 2010, 10:40:01 AM
I just did my part to pay down the deficit.

Good thing for the Democrats election day doesn't fall on a payments day.
I'm proud of you, for doing your civic duty!

Imagine if we all had to pay our taxes directly, quarterly or yearly, instead of it coming out of our paychecks where we get used to just not having the money. I think the amount we pay would feel a lot more noticeable for the average worker and family.   :hmm:
Title: Re: Estimated Tax Payment Day
Post by: Caliga on January 15, 2010, 10:59:47 AM
Princesca has to do this as well.
Title: Re: Estimated Tax Payment Day
Post by: Scipio on January 15, 2010, 12:37:20 PM
Fuck.  Me too.  Almost forgot.
Title: Re: Estimated Tax Payment Day
Post by: Zanza on January 15, 2010, 01:07:43 PM
So is that the tax for 2009 or 2010?
Title: Re: Estimated Tax Payment Day
Post by: The Minsky Moment on January 15, 2010, 02:21:50 PM
2009.  The tax return is not due until April 15.
Title: Re: Estimated Tax Payment Day
Post by: Sheilbh on January 15, 2010, 02:38:53 PM
My new job is tax research and apparently researching and writing up the report on the US tax system is the poisoned chalice of our department :( :console:
Title: Re: Estimated Tax Payment Day
Post by: Ed Anger on January 15, 2010, 02:46:50 PM
I'm trying not to think of the tax forms.
Title: Re: Estimated Tax Payment Day
Post by: The Minsky Moment on January 15, 2010, 02:48:35 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on January 15, 2010, 02:38:53 PM
My new job is tax research and apparently researching and writing up the report on the US tax system is the poisoned chalice of our department :( :console:

Years ago, a mad scientist put a thousand monkeys in front of a thousand typewriters in order to figure out how long it would take them to pen the collected works of Shakespeare.  After a decade, their only progress towards the goal was a single, short line from Troilus & Cressida.

On the positive side, they did manage to type out what later passed Congress to become the US tax code.
Title: Re: Estimated Tax Payment Day
Post by: grumbler on January 18, 2010, 09:05:13 AM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on January 15, 2010, 02:48:35 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on January 15, 2010, 02:38:53 PM
My new job is tax research and apparently researching and writing up the report on the US tax system is the poisoned chalice of our department :( :console:

Years ago, a mad scientist put a thousand monkeys in front of a thousand typewriters in order to figure out how long it would take them to pen the collected works of Shakespeare.  After a decade, their only progress towards the goal was a single, short line from Troilus & Cressida.

On the positive side, they did manage to type out what later (when the monkeys had grown up and become full-sized politicians) passed Congress to become the US tax code.
FYPFY.