No Taxation Without Representation
Just what the hell is so difficult that businesses cannot get me my tax information in a timely manner? It is January 25 and I have not received one piece of tax reporting information yet. No 1099s, no W-2s, no 1098. My company knows how much I made last year. In fact, they knew to the penny in March. Why can they not have the W-2s set to print immediately after the first of the year? Waiting and waiting for forms is ridiculous, especially when I'm not really sure how many forms I'm supposed to have for reporting. Last year, one came in after I had already filed. I had estimated high on my tax form so I wasn't worried but it's not a huge surprise that there are so many people who can't file their taxes on time. Nobody has the information they need before the end of February. Do you know how difficult it is to see an accountant in March?Of course, I have my December mortgage report, my final paycheck from last year and the bank was nice enough to put a little note at the bottom of my December statement telling me what they were reporting to the IRS so I can actually do my taxes. Unfortunately, I can't send them in until I receive the damn forms.
I did read about free money yesterday in the form of an excise tax rebate so $30 more for me.
Dammit I want my money back. This is all a conspiracy by the federal government and my company to keep me from getting it.
posted by E @8:26 AM