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I like your humble opinion, and couldn't have said it better.

Yeah, that's how it looks. I personally LIVE for the water cooler. The rant threads keep me going. And TAXBILLY's "Dear Client" thread last year was nothing short of THERAPY for me. Ever try talking to your friends about the stuff we experience? They're like, "So, what you are saying is, it's not really a good thing to bring you all the grocery receipts for the year? It's kind of a problem to sort through them? And you can figure out which W-2 is mine and which is his without me telling you? Oh. OH..."

Yeah, cause we already know that "Important IRS Notices" ARE jokes... That would be redundant. Come on, don't waste our time.

Be that way, Marilyn.

Love the forum, but must admit I have a lot of trouble with searching. Don't think I'd split the forum. As Gail pointed out, it's easier to look at one forum, and tax topics frequently spin off into something else, and I personally enjoy that very much. Makes us seem like real people. Oh, wait, we ARE real people. Plus, I would be the one that got hammered for straying off topic...

Amazing! Margaret is so right - this is an accomplishment for the entire family. Her success is a reflection on you. Congratulations!

Wow, Tom - your son is quite an athlete. Don't blame you one bit for being proud of him. Hmm - 3.8 GPA. I have very pretty daughter... She was in here one day, and a client asked her if she had to beat off boys with a stick. She said, "No, my brothers do that for me." (We all like to brag on our kids.)

This really cracked me up (as did your brilliant thread title). Ok, seriously, if you're going to cheat, you might want to rethink that habit of labeling your bags of money. Or put "Gift from Mom" or something.

Glad for both of you! Thanks for sharing this good news!

We didn't have it too bad where I live, between Nashville and Knoxville. In fact, I wasn't even aware how terrible it was west of us until later. Yikes!

LOL. LMAO.

Yeah, that's what I thought, too, BFF. But, whoa, baby, I got a spanking for the Block repair joke.

On another forum I shared that a client suggested I put "We do Block repair" on my sign. I got chewed out by another forum member. Little did I know. And, yes, I have learned from the error of my ways in case because I just offended someone on here. I apologize in advance. Thank you, and I will leave now.

Barbara, thanks for the update. I was praying for you last night and wondering how it went. Glad to see your report when I looked here this morning! Small football - yikes! We will keep praying.

At church today, the pastor asked if anyone in the congregation would like to express praise for prayers which had been answered. A lady stood up and came forward. She said, "I have a reason to thank the Lord. Two months ago, my husband, Jim, had a terrible bicycle wreck and his scrotum was completely crushed. The pain was excruciating and the doctors didn't know if they could help him." You could hear an audible gasp from the men in the congregation as they imagined the pain that poor Jim experienced. She continued, "Jim was unable to hold me or the children and every move caused him terrible pain. We prayed as the doctors performed a delicate operation. They were able to piece together the crushed remnants of Jim's scrotum and wrap wire around it to hold it in place." Again, the men in the Congregation squirmed uncomfortably as they imagined the horrible surgery performed on Jim. She continued, "Now, Jim is out of the hospital and the doctors say, with time, his scrotum should recover completely." All the men sighed with relief. The pastor rose and tentatively asked if any one else had anything to say. A man rose and walked slowly to the podium. He said, "I'm Jim, and I would like to tell my wife, the word is "sternum."

I have been out checking fences this morning and just happy to be outside. No phone, no ACKS. Woo Hoo! Going to the feed store to get fish food, saw all kinds of baby fish on the edge of the pond. Wow, April 16 rocks!

Haha, yeah, I know it's too late now. I counted up, and I got extensions for 17 missing in action. On the 13th, my attitude was, "Who needs em?" Yesterday, I got em extensions. My attitude was, "Where are they?" (Sniff. Sniff.) Oh, some worthless trivia: I set my alarm for 30 minutes later, and woke up 45 minutes earlier than usual. Hmm.

I'm home, but logged in to the office computer. Waiting on 43 ACKS. And, that is about how I feel: ACK. ACK.

Yeah. Cheating Booger.

"For self-employed individuals filing a Schedule C, C-EZ, or F, a policy can be either in the name of the business or in the name of the individual." I love you, TAXBILLY. You ARE the man. (I'm pretty sure. I mean, some ladies go by "Billy", too. You can never be too sure.)

If client REALLY wants em filed after you explain it, I'd print them and charge accordingly. You are still going to be mad at that attorney fee, right?

LOL. You go, Girl!

My clients in this predicament (new clients, of course, what else would I expect?!) have the same liability in 2009 as 2008. In 2008, they had $10,000 withheld. In 2009, they had $4,000 withheld. They didn't even notice. Yeah, nothing gets by these two... I have explained, drawn circles around "tax withheld" etc. They will increase their withholdings, go to a new preparer, and get a refund for 2010. New preparer will be a hero. Life will be good again. Yes.

Just go with that. Tact is over-rated.

1. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is. 2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. 3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger. 4. There is great need for a sarcasm font. 5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet? 6. Was learning cursive really necessary? 7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood. 8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died. 9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired. 10. Bad decisions make good stories. 11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day. 12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...AGAIN. 13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to. 14. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this - EVER. 15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What did you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away? 16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste. 17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call. 18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well. 19. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time! 20. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it. 21. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in. 22. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text. 23. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger. 24. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said? 25. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters! 26. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever. 27. Is it just me or do high school kids get dumber & dumber every year? 28. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.