# Taxes done just in time - a Straight Dope Roll call **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 17, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036 "2012-04-17T13:49:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/1 "2012-04-17T13:49:24Z")
Shout out as you finish and mail your taxes today. šŸ˜› Aceplace57 - taxes are done!!! Who hoo heading to post office on the way in to work. The Postal Service screwed everybodyā€™s fun by announcing they werenā€™t extending their pickups till midnight on tax day. The radio stations here used to setup a remote broadcast at the pick up center for last minute tax filers. That mean you better now the latest pickup location in your city. Mine is 14 miles away at the Post Office Distribution Center. Their last pickup is at 7pm M-F ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/2 "2012-04-17T15:17:32Z")
So why didnā€™t you file electronically? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/3 "2012-04-17T15:22:07Z")
I thought only tax places like H&R Block could file electronically? Or maybe if you pay for Turbo Tax software it does it too? I did my own this year using the fill-in pdfā€™s on the IRS site. Printed them and mailed. Typically I go to a tax place when something changes. Like when I bought my house, and needed to itemize deductions for my mortgage interest. After the tax place did it one year, then I did it from then on using thereā€™s as a template. Next year I have to start reporting stock dividends that I inherited. So Iā€™ll use a tax place that one time and get a new template. ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/4 "2012-04-17T15:22:43Z")
Just mailed in the other half of what I owed from last year and this yearā€™s first estimated payments. Never a pleasant experienceā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/5 "2012-04-17T15:28:16Z")
Just back from the post-office. Yay. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/6 "2012-04-17T15:35:52Z")
I mailed mine on Friday, and finished them thanks to the awesome advice of the SDMB! Thanks everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/7 "2012-04-17T15:53:14Z")
Done last Friday. Small refund coming in. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/8 "2012-04-17T15:54:35Z")
Slackers! Mine are done, filed electronically, and the refunds have already been deposited (and spent!) ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/9 "2012-04-17T15:56:57Z")
I mailed my in yesterday. I used to mail mine on the day after the due date to see if anyone actually noticed the 4/16 postmark in the flood of returns coming in. Never got called on it. Now that Iā€™m paying a much larger amount, I donā€™t want to tempt fate or play games anymore. I do miss the days of my young and irresponsible youth. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/10 "2012-04-17T16:02:55Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I thought only tax places like H&R Block could file electronically? Or maybe if you pay for Turbo Tax software it does it too? For next year ā€”\> [http://www.irs.gov/efile/](http://www.irs.gov/efile/) ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/11 "2012-04-17T16:04:52Z")
US-centricā€¦ still got a couple of weeks to go here šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/12 "2012-04-17T16:15:47Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Slackers! Mine are done, filed electronically, and the refunds have already been deposited (and spent!) Same here. Filed back at end of January got the return in February and the next day I mailed off checks for bills. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/13 "2012-04-17T16:33:21Z")
What a bunch of slackers. I finished my taxes way early this year - Sunday night in fact. H&R Block, free version, e-file. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/14 "2012-04-17T17:11:16Z")
Also have gotten my state and federal refunds. E-filed both with Turbo Tax. The latest Turbo Tax edition seemed much improved, especially for doing Schedule Cs. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/15 "2012-04-17T17:12:14Z")
Mailed mine Monday morning. First time in years that Iā€™ve completed and mailed my return prior to the due date. I always end up owing a bit, and Iā€™ve deluded myself into thinking Iā€™ve somehow stuck to The Man by hanging on to the money (a whopping $68 this year) until the last possible moment. Yes, Iā€™m sure e-file is more convenient, but I like actual paper and stamp. Makes the whole process more concrete. I know, Iā€™m full of quirk. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/16 "2012-04-17T17:58:42Z")
Click. Click. Clickety-clickety-clickety click. ā€œdirect deposit of federal refundā€ ā€“ click. ā€œuse account on fileā€ ā€“ click. ā€œdirect debit of amount owed stateā€ ā€“ click ā€œuse account on fileā€ ā€“ click. ā€œTransmit returns?ā€ Click! There! All done. And itā€™s only two oā€™clock!~ ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/17 "2012-04-17T18:10:16Z")
I FUBARed mine :smack:, and am expecting trouble, but got confirmation they were ā€œAcceptedā€ this morning. Mailed them a check yesterday with \*possibly \*the wrong voucher. Hereā€™s hoping they match the return with the payment. :eek: But hey, at least they ainā€™t late! ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/18 "2012-04-17T18:16:58Z")
I finished the returns last week but didnā€™t file them until last night (e-file), but I owe to both state & fed, so I mailed in the checks. Wife dropped them off at the P.O. a couple hours ago. She also mailed the first installment of our estimated 2012 taxes to both state & fed. Wrote a few big fat checks last night. To pay electronically would have added a fee, so I wrote checks. ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/19 "2012-04-17T18:17:09Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Mailed mine Monday morning. First time in years that Iā€™ve completed and mailed my return prior to the due date. I always end up owing a bit, and Iā€™ve deluded myself into thinking Iā€™ve somehow stuck to The Man by hanging on to the money (a whopping $68 this year) until the last possible moment. > > Yes, Iā€™m sure e-file is more convenient, but I like actual paper and stamp. Makes the whole process more concrete. > > I know, Iā€™m full of quirk. This past year I actually did stick it to The Man by not paying any taxes the second half of 2011. The amount I made in various investments was more than the penalty assessed by the government for underpaying on my estimates. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/20 "2012-04-17T18:19:22Z")
E-filed on Sunday night, got a rejection notice, re-typed some stuff on the W-2s, re-submitted yesterday afternoon, and ā€¦ nothing more. Hereā€™s hoping I donā€™t get a last-minute rejection notice again. No refund, either. ā˜¹ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036.md?page=2)