Smartie's Bar & Grill #69

The IRS rates are more accurate than the Forbes rates.

And the IRS format is more complete than the Forbes discussion.

 

Oh no, you mean I'm not really getting $5,000 back on my taxes this year?

I always err to the 'I owe them' side of the tax game. Last year, I ended up getting back some money, likely do to the increase in my health insurance premiums I hadn't adjusted for. I'm trying to stay on top of it this year. Only what I owe, no more, no less.

 

Gypsy?

 

I just kiss the back of their necks - works like a charm.

 

Nope, not Gypzy. She gave up politics and retreated back into her shell.

I think the only person here who would know Kelly is Foolie... and who knows what he knows.

 

You do have a unique selection of friends, to be sure.

Even Foolie doesn't know what Foolie knows.....

 

Be very careful sometimes karma nudges back.

 

Yep I wish she would come back. She told me a lot about sempervivums and now I need to ask her some more questions... No, Gypzy in sight. She was also a whiz on middle east politics.

 

She usually just gives me a little wink.

 

You are truly lucky, she would have me walking into a half open door.

 

That is only because the "sisterhood" is a bit unreliable in some circumstances.

 

^^^^ understatement

 

I was going to ask if there was a jukebox here at Smarties 69

 

If you can think of the song, I can guarantee its on our jukebox.

Same with drinks... anything your heart desires... and no liver damage.

 

*kicks jukebox*

 

Yes,by all means and ways.Like Gypsy Rose Lee.
What this country desperately needs.More Burlesque.
Not less.Since Video chains have closed down.No more
Porn available on Video.Cept at yer local Peeps.
However if truth be told the Internet is not hurting
as far as Porn available.Maybe slightly on Gypsy Rose Lee
stuff ... but ... Whatever.
You git the point.
What's Good for the Goose is also Good for the Dirty Old Man,
And being I ain't knowed spring chicken,no mores,all the better.

 

I always try to break even on income taxes by only paying-in what I need to and no more nor less.

After I finish my own tax returns (Fed and State) on extension I then put together an X/L spreadsheet forecasting the coming/current year based on the return forms from the past. So that's why I pay-in the balance with a 1040-ES voucher, in the present case #3 due Sept 15th.

Then hopefully by April 15th I am all paid up.

I'll recalculate everything around December 15th and make a final payment then if need be.

This year -- 2018 -- everything changes radically because the rates changed and the exemption-deductions are gone and the standard deduction increased. All this affects me directly.

I have not yet run the calculation as to whether the Trump/GOP changes has benefitted me or not. I'll run it next chance I get.

Right now I am cleaning my bathroom and kitchen. I do this about twice a year whether it needs it or not. Takes a long time.

Then the living room and bedroom are next.

 

The bathroom and kitchen twice a year? That's a bit much, it should only need it once a year with a high-pressure hose.

I'm salaried, so there isn't that much fluctuation in my income, other than raises. More than once, it's kicked me up a tax bracket, and I need to adjust. I agree, it should be interesting to see where the new tax calculations put me - I pay in weekly, so all I have to do is do a one time extra hit to balance any major differences.

 

You do understand what TMI is, right?

 

You will miss the day that the deadliest hurricane in US history hit Galveston. The horrendous day was September 8, 1900 it was a category 4 storm , and it completely devastated Galveston.

I Think you will be safe no storms in sight. Hope you have a fabulous vacation and a Happy Birthday early.

 

Good morning earthlings. Big decision today. Renew Sirius or let it go? Maybe I'll flip a coin.

 

May have to watch the Great Storm slideshow again while Im there. The museum does an awesome with sound effects, the roar of the wind is deafening. Can only imagine how scary that time was in 1900.

 

I wish I had a floor drain so I could use a high pressure hose in the bathroom, as it were.

As it is, I must use a mop and bucket.