As usual, I want to have xkcd's little stick-figure babies. [link]
Young Simon: So... how'd the Independents cut us off? Young River: They were using dinosaurs.
'Safe'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Mar 06, 2009 3:18:42 am PST #9357 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Emily - Mar 06, 2009 3:28:38 am PST #9358 of 30000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
So I have a stupid tax-related question. Do I need to put IRA and 403b related information on my tax return, or is that just dumb because of course the whole point is that they're not taxable until I withdraw the money?
The fact that I haven't worried about this before tells me I probably haven't reported such info in the past and did fine. I just feel confused.
amych - Mar 06, 2009 3:58:38 am PST #9359 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
403b, no. Roth IRA, no. Not-a-Roth IRA, yes, but that's not what you have if it's taxable on withdrawal, and anyway they would've sent you forms to submit if it were. d'oh, see what Ginger said.
Emily - Mar 06, 2009 3:38:59 am PST #9360 of 30000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Ooookay. Well, all the IRAs have been doing is steadily bleeding money (and in one case stealing it slowly with fees), so it's not like I'll owe the IRS if I don't report it and it turns out I was supposed to.
Ginger - Mar 06, 2009 3:55:45 am PST #9361 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
If you're putting pretax money in, you want to tell the IRS how much, because it reduces your taxable income. Once you've reported what you put in, the next time the IRS wants to know anything is when you take it out.
Emily - Mar 06, 2009 4:00:12 am PST #9362 of 30000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I'm not putting any money in anymore -- these are all from previous jobs. I just haven't gotten around to consolidating them. Thanks, everybody! I guess I AM done with my taxes.
amych - Mar 06, 2009 4:01:01 am PST #9363 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Emily, listen to what Ginger said re IRAs -- with 403b contributions, there's less taxable income on your W2 to begin with. But for IRAs, you should report. And I should avoid financial questions before coffee.
Sue - Mar 06, 2009 4:04:33 am PST #9364 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I am doing an empty cycle on my new washing machine. Yay.
Also, I got a letter from my oil company saying that they are reducing my monthly payments on my budget plan from $300/month to $70/month for the rest of my payment year. That's how off they were estimating oil prices.
Theodosia - Mar 06, 2009 4:10:41 am PST #9365 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Belated thanks to Typo Boy for that Amanda Marcotte essay on abuser/abused relationships.
Today I just want to resign from the human race, and I know I should go out to a networking meeting for job seekers and try to look employable when I'm filled with capital-D Despair.
Gudanov - Mar 06, 2009 4:56:06 am PST #9366 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Somebody in Oregon really hates green Ford Escorts.
Ore. arsonist targets 1990s green Ford Escorts
Weird.