13-04-2005 20:35									#1
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Well, it's that time of the year to pull out the tax forms and records and contemplate suicide.

My W-2 has again gone into hiding as it does practically every year. I can find everything from my employer from the months previous and the months afterwards, but nooooo W-2. This tells me I separated it out and put it somewhere where I couldn't possibly lose it. (Please see my signature below.)

Once again, I'll be filing for an extension.

	13-04-2005 20:36									#2
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You should have done them at the beginning of February like I did (the day I got my forms in the mail)

	13-04-2005 20:37									#3
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Wait. You don't do your taxes in February?

Why wait? I mean, I know that some forms can come in late, but at least if you do them early and wait, when one extra 1099 finally meanders its way into your mailbox, all you have to do is enter it into a mostly completed form.

	13-04-2005 20:38									#4
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I agree with KH.

Got my $2,500 back from the gov't weeks ago already.

	13-04-2005 20:38									#5
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I'll just bet you claimed all your poker winnings....

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JT and KH - GMTA.

	13-04-2005 20:38									#7
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I don't think you have to file an extension. You can file without it and tell the IRS that you are waiting for it. There's another form you have to fill out, and you estimate the numbers on your W-2. Then when your W-2 comes you file more papers.

	13-04-2005 20:38									#8
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It's pretty hard to end up owing the government money, so why let them hang on to your refund any longer than they have to?

	13-04-2005 20:39									#9
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I sent mine in February 3rd. I'm still waiting for my return. It was approved, but because I filed an injured spouse form, they have to recalculate the return by hand. I should be getting my return sometime this week.

	13-04-2005 20:41									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Kontiki I'll just bet you claimed all your poker winnings....

Actually, I think I'm on firm legal ground to exclude them. I'm a non-US resident and the poker winnings are non-US source income (the company that runs the site I frequent is registered in Canada and runs its servers and tech support out of the Carribbean). I don't owe US taxes on non-US source income. Theoretically I should probably pay the Canadian government something, but I'm just not going to file this year.

	13-04-2005 20:45									#11
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quote: Originally posted by KrazyHorse Actually, I think I'm on firm legal ground to exclude them. I'm a non-US resident and the poker winnings are non-US source income (the company that runs the site I frequent is registered in Canada and runs its servers and tech support out of the Carribbean). I don't owe US taxes on non-US source income. Theoretically I should probably pay the Canadian government something, but I'm just not going to file this year.

Are you still a Canadian resident since if you are "resident" elsewhere, you wouldn't owe anythig to Canada either. I looked into this when I considered a job opportunity in Qatar . . . By becoming a "resident" of Qatar I could have paid no taxes at all ( Qatar apparantly has no income tax at all)

	13-04-2005 20:45									#12
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I am a Canadian resident. Strangely enough, I'm also a Maryland resident

	13-04-2005 20:46									#13
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Same situation I'm in. I'm both an Ontario and Alberta resident, I get to choose which taxes to pay.

Hah.

	13-04-2005 20:48									#14
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Do you get to vote in Maryland elections?

	13-04-2005 20:48									#15
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Yeah. I'm not sure if I still have provincial residence anywhere. I don't particularly care, either. I'll start paying Canadian taxes again when I move back to Canada.

	13-04-2005 20:48									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Kidicious I don't think you have to file an extension. You can file without it and tell the IRS that you are waiting for it. There's another form you have to fill out, and you estimate the numbers on your W-2. Then when your W-2 comes you file more papers.

The really pukey thing is, the IRS already knows how much I have due in taxes. My only source of income is from my government salary plus a few savings and investment accounts. I take the standard deduction.

I should just tell them, send me the refund that your records says is coming to me.

(Did I ever tell you about the time I was given the entire continent of Atlantis to look after? I have no idea where I put it. )

	13-04-2005 20:49									#17
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quote: Originally posted by Kuciwalker Do you get to vote in Maryland elections?

Only US citizens may vote in local or state elections.

	13-04-2005 20:51									#18
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I can still vote in federal elections in Canada. I'm not sure if I can vote in any provincial or municipal elections anywhere.

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9 dollars back!

	13-04-2005 20:52									#20
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Did you put your porn income on the form?

	13-04-2005 20:53									#21
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I'm not sure how one would claim herpes on a tax form...

	13-04-2005 20:54									#22
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Can you claim the medical bills as a business expense?

	13-04-2005 20:55									#23
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