Glorious piece. I hope your tax gods are sympathetic to your Coelho-ist submissions.
I admit to cowardice. I’ve always paid my accountant to submit my return. Even though I’m now ‘retired’ with no meaningful income or expenses to fill a page, I am intent on reaching the end of time without learning that skill.
I've got two words for you, Santiago: marriage penalty. You should have quit while you were behind - filing jointly likely increases the tax due for you.
Hey Carlos, I will read this later just wanted to thank you for the Notes tip. I have been posting there recently I also like the gentle approach you use to invite subscribers and wondered if I may use it on my buttons? You are welcome to use any bits you find helpful from my site. I have 'started' a section I call 'Writers Portion' where I invite collaborations.
I have to file in two countries because my native country (Norway) does not allow tax emmigration immediately. You are taxed globally for 4 years after you move...Fun rules!
Here in UK I log in at His Majesty's Revenue & Customs, enter my modest takings and expenses and the form calculates my small tax liability. Which I pay with some pride as most UK authors don't earn enough to pay any tax at all. So some things in UK do still work ...
Pity me. I have to file both UK taxes (reasonable) and US taxes (hellish and unnecessarily complicated) as I was accidentally born in America, curse my dumb British dad for helping the US government with their Space Programme. Now I am a hostage and have to pay 2,450 of your crummy American dollars if I want to be free.
I think because I wrote down in my return that I am a writer, the IRS believes I owe them money and have taken my refund hostage.
Glorious piece. I hope your tax gods are sympathetic to your Coelho-ist submissions.
I admit to cowardice. I’ve always paid my accountant to submit my return. Even though I’m now ‘retired’ with no meaningful income or expenses to fill a page, I am intent on reaching the end of time without learning that skill.
But I feel your pain.
Buena suerte y mis mejores deseos!
This is Art.
Also, I now have stomach acidity in sympathy. (The UK Week Of Tax Hell is at the end of January.)
I've got two words for you, Santiago: marriage penalty. You should have quit while you were behind - filing jointly likely increases the tax due for you.
Hey Carlos, I will read this later just wanted to thank you for the Notes tip. I have been posting there recently I also like the gentle approach you use to invite subscribers and wondered if I may use it on my buttons? You are welcome to use any bits you find helpful from my site. I have 'started' a section I call 'Writers Portion' where I invite collaborations.
I have to file in two countries because my native country (Norway) does not allow tax emmigration immediately. You are taxed globally for 4 years after you move...Fun rules!
Here in UK I log in at His Majesty's Revenue & Customs, enter my modest takings and expenses and the form calculates my small tax liability. Which I pay with some pride as most UK authors don't earn enough to pay any tax at all. So some things in UK do still work ...
Super sane, insanely simple. But 44%. "But" that with universal health care.
Pity me. I have to file both UK taxes (reasonable) and US taxes (hellish and unnecessarily complicated) as I was accidentally born in America, curse my dumb British dad for helping the US government with their Space Programme. Now I am a hostage and have to pay 2,450 of your crummy American dollars if I want to be free.
Enjoyed this read - graceful my wife enjoys filing our taxes. Trying to figure out how local business who file people’s taxes stay in business.