Oh man!!! I guess that's one less sight to see on my trip this summer dang. I've never been.
I've got two words that are going to make all the pain go away. Miniature Golf.
Mayor ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
meara - Apr 15, 2019 9:22:51 am PDT #6912 of 30019
megan walker - Apr 15, 2019 9:24:48 am PDT #6913 of 30019
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Remember actors and other performers are considered "specified service businesses" under Section 199A.
Just an FYI, this is only applicable to high-income earners (above $150K or so for singletons, $300K or so for marrieds) so if you earn under that amount you can take the QBI/199A deduction regardless, which I hope every freelancer here did if they are under the threshold--since the deduction is either 20% of your AGI (before the deduction) or 20% of your Schedule C income, whichever is lower. It can be quite significant.
I hate that this stupid new tax reform actually benefits me, but as a single person who didn't itemize before and a freelancer who can take the QBI, it really does. Between that and the ridiculously high San Francisco ACA subsidy cliff levels that I managed to just be under, I got enough back to pay my first quarterly payment.
megan walker - Apr 15, 2019 9:36:33 am PDT #6914 of 30019
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Every new image I see of Notre Dame is worse, but they restored Windsor Castle...
The mayor has said emergency plans to save any artwork and relics still left are underway but I can't imagine it's not going to be almost a total loss. Much of the medieval framing and oldest art is wood.
Tom Scola - Apr 15, 2019 9:38:31 am PDT #6915 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Video of the spire falling: [link]
Laura - Apr 15, 2019 9:43:25 am PDT #6916 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Yes, the reports I am hearing now expect a total loss. It is really hard to watch.
dcp - Apr 15, 2019 10:12:42 am PDT #6917 of 30019
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I cannot get nmy stupid CA return to handle my capital loss
-t, if you don't find the solution, send me an email, I can probably help.
Connie Neil - Apr 15, 2019 10:13:05 am PDT #6918 of 30019
brillig
The Ile de Paris can't be an easy space to work in, either.
I'm trying not to thinka bout it.
Atropa - Apr 15, 2019 10:39:25 am PDT #6919 of 30019
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Shamefully, I know nothing about the nuts and bolts of our taxes, because Mr. Loomy does the prep work before he hands everything to an accountant. My job is to track any freelance income and hold on to my receipts.
The news about Notre Dame is horrifying.
beth b - Apr 15, 2019 10:44:54 am PDT #6920 of 30019
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
We usually get a large refund -- this year the we owe what we usually get in refund. that was very painful to write.
due to the lower withholding ,which I did notice in our bank accounts over time
yes , we are getting extra taken out this year
and I crushed about notre dame
and Dh's work is being uber annoying
But I am on vacation? It would be nice to figure out if Matt is
WindSparrow - Apr 15, 2019 11:02:02 am PDT #6921 of 30019
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Notre Dame... I have no words.