I paid $135 for my taxes this year, but they were pretty simple. I'll get enough back to cover it and a fair bit leftover One job, one state, no real estate. If I didn't do some minimal investment I'd have trouble justifying going to my CPA. Except she's delightful and I look forward to catching with her every spring. And she gets me money back, which is a delightful trait in an acquaintance. Anyway, I shove everything tax-related into a folder throughout the year, take it to my CPA in late February, talk about travel and her grandkids for half an hour, cut her a check in early March, and a month later the government drops a couple thousand into my checking account. Which, emergencies allowing, goes right into my IRA. And I drop the receipt for that into the next year's folder, and the cycle starts again. The sheer lack of angst and stress is totally worth $135, since I have it available.
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I've never had an issue ordering a Happy Meal either.
I've never had my taxes professionally done, but $480 sounds like a huge price to pay for that! Is that based on how much you're getting back, or something else?
H&R Block apparently charges based on how many forms that need to be filed. Beau (who filed the EZ) paid $162. Between needing to file in 2 states, a home sale, itemized deductions, I think the guy printed out something like 30-40 pages for me.
I HAVE had to specially request the toy at McDonald's, but they'll always give me the meal. And then I wish I had just gotten the pieces separately, because I want a bigger soda.
My tax package each year is about half an inch thick, I shudder to think what H&R Block would charge.
I don't have relevant McDonald's experience, because I don't like their food. I last got smacked down by them in the 80s in London. And I know I fucking looked under 10 most of that time anyway.
But "10 years and younger only" isn't rare language, even if they're lax now on enforcing it.
I kind of miss Happy Meal toys.
I've gotten negged on the kiddy meal at the movie theater, which I think is bullshit.
I kind of miss Happy Meal toys.
Come play at my desk!
Of course, to add insult to injury, I made no $$ off the sale of the house. I had to pay several thousand dollars to the mortgage company, so all the house sale forms are just so the IRS doesn't come after me for unreported nonexistent income