# So, who still hasn't done their taxes? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 11, 2006, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201 "2006-04-11T06:18:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/1 "2006-04-11T06:18:20Z")
Eh, I’ll do 'em tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/2 "2006-04-11T06:52:58Z")
I keep meaning to but stuff keeps coming up. Like naps. Also, I’m getting a return so the irs doesn’t care when I turn the forms in. It’s only folks who owe that have a real deadline. Not that I couldn’t use the money. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/3 "2006-04-11T07:28:27Z")
I haven’t done mine either. I rent. I take the standard deduction. I do TurboTax and it takes about 15 minutes. I, too, will do it tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/4 "2006-04-11T08:01:12Z")
I tried to do them today, but apparantly, NY state has some stupid new policy where I don’t just send in my W-2 earnings report I was sent from my employer, I have to fill out some god damn form. A form which, if my predictions are correct, will just be the same information from my W-2 copied over. Why do they do this? Because they are bastards. I actually would have gone back to the library to get the new form, but the fact that I owe the feds over $400 and the state over $300 really pissed me off. I have no idea why I owe money, all I know is that I do, and it pisses me off to no end. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Matthew1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@Matthew1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Matthew1)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/5 "2006-04-11T08:40:29Z")
Taxes, who does those? not I, said me…or at least, not yet… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/6 "2006-04-11T10:54:33Z")
Ah, shit, I guess I should start thinking about that, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/7 "2006-04-11T12:22:35Z")
We did ours, but haven’t mailed the check yet. I don’t want those fuckers to have the dough any longer than absolutely necessary. It’s only a couple hundred bucks, but still… ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/8 "2006-04-11T12:32:16Z")
I did mine in February and already have my refunds. Why should the government keep my money any longer than necessary? ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/9 "2006-04-11T13:54:58Z")
I still have yet to do mine. I don’t expect to get much money back this year, so I have had little incentive to do it until the very last. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/10 "2006-04-11T13:59:24Z")
I’ve been _trying_ to do my taxes. More accurately, I’ve been trying to get the accountant to finish them. He _says_ I can come in after noon today. My Federal return, mom’s Federal return, mom’s state returns for Arizona and California, my state return for California, housing deductions, business deductions… A little overwhelming this year. At least there’s no state return for Washington. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/11 "2006-04-11T14:15:58Z")
I’m still waiting to get mine back from my accountant as well. I’m not too thrilled with them right now. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/12 "2006-04-11T14:57:11Z")
I just now did 'em (Federal & State). Took me about 20 minutes, not counting putting stuff in envelopes and mailing it in. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/13 "2006-04-11T15:09:16Z")
Been done since Feb. I hate to wait until there is pressure. ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/14 "2006-04-11T15:50:07Z")
What, I’m the only one who’s planning to file for an extension? 🙂 I have complicated taxes, I itemize deductions and have a side business. I know I owe about $1k so I’ll send that in and finish it later. I have two major projects going on now and can’t take a weekend to do my taxes. I shouldn’t owe any penaties because my income is erratic and I already sent in more than I owed last year. ---
**Author:** ![Vesper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c68b51/32.png) [@Vesper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vesper)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/15 "2006-04-11T16:13:33Z")
I haven’t. I always owe, so I’m in no big rush. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/16 "2006-04-11T16:13:43Z")
I _never_ do mine anymore–my brother does 'em for me. ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/17 "2006-04-11T16:50:23Z")
Another laggard here. However, Americans living overseas get an automatic extension until June 15, so I have all the time in the world, plus my taxes are pretty simple. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/18 "2006-04-11T16:56:29Z")
I just did them. Stupid IRS and Stupid Franchise Tax Board, making me pay a stupid $150 amount. Stupid, that’s what it is. ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/19 "2006-04-11T17:56:57Z")
My mother just provided the printouts last weekend, and they’ve been signed and (hopefully, if Mrs. Butler was able to take the Butlerette to the Post Office) sent off today. $5K coming back… got to love the new deduction! (Butlerette) I hate that the Govt has had free use of that money, but it’s a nice “forced savings”… got to find something positive, right? ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201/20 "2006-04-11T18:02:49Z")
Who does their own taxes? I just give my stuff to my parents, and they have their accountant do it 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-still-hasnt-done-their-taxes/352201.md?page=2)