Comments for blog.limedaley.com/post/lots-of-notes

Comment #2743

2011-06-30T20:44:20Z

A great way to simplify taxes would be to get rid of that taxing citizens abroad nonsense. It would eliminate 100% of Janet's busywork and some of mine - and a lot of that work includes calling the IRS to get questions answered by people that often haven't got the faintest or writing letters to the IRS just to cover our backsides, because nobody really knows how we need to file.

Comment #2742

2011-06-30T17:02:49Z

We didn't so well on taxes this year - two errors, one in our favor, one in the IRS's favor.

I thought charitable contributions were limited by your total income, not the AGI number, so we hit the 50% limit, and the IRS corrected that.

I also forgot to report our estimated payment in January, which they also caught, but when they recalculated, they removed the child tax credit completely, and so said we owed $2462 extra.

I verified that we still should receive the child tax credit, but when I recalculated, I still forgot the estimated payment, so I expected to owe a little bit, but the (third) lady said that they would send me money. We double-checked, and I found my error.

Couldn't taxes be simpler?

I suppose if they were simpler, they would remove deductions that I care about.

Comment #2741

2011-04-17T17:33:00Z

Comment on recent pictures: I love Jonathan's comment to Noah playing Battleship. "Isn't Battleship a fun game? Even if you lose every time?" It reminds me of "You did great, Janet. You came in second place!"

Comment #2740

2011-04-16T18:39:03Z

Thanks for the great post! There are so many things I could comment on, but I'll stay in the bathroom. It's the last resort for introverts and ECing mothers. "You may not have to pee, but I do." I sit him on the pot while I go. The trouble starts when he goes and is finished before I am. Mothering forces so many impossible skills upon you. :) Glad ECing is going well! I'd love to hear more!

Comment #2739

2011-04-15T13:59:12Z

Introvert Room: Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant idea, Jon! And what wise discernment on your part, Heather. Not only does it relieve the bathroom problem, but it lets Noah (and everyone) know that it's okay to want to be by yourself sometimes. You don't need to hide in the introvert's last resort the world over. (The bathroom is the one place people will not follow you -- unless you're a parent, of course.)

Thanks for the great update. From now on the number of packages of Xylitol gum I bring will need to be divisible by three!