Loving video games, hating life

[sincere]

Super Princess Peach is a ton of fun in a very tiny cartridge. Soon to arrive: Tales of Phantasia! Later this month: Suikoden V and Kingdom Hearts 2! After that: bankruptcy and failing out of school! For some reason every game I want decided to come out in March this year.

I've never done this income tax business before and I'm putting it off because it promises to be so ugly. Why, why do I have to file three different times? The IRS needs an "income tax for dummies" website, because their current one makes me want to cry and just generally leaves me feeling totally incompetent. At least with a "for dummies" site, I would be able to feel competent at the retarded level. They keep referring to mysterious things like "If applicable have a copy of your 1099 form handy", but then I have to do ten minutes of digging just to find out what a 1099 form is and who is applicable for one.

Interest on my student loans? That's great. How do deductions work? For that matter, what do my student loans look like? I haven't seen or heard from them since they sent me a check for the overflow.

I'm an incompetent human being and hate life. Sticking to video games.

Comments

[wy1d.livejournal.com]

You can probably file with Turbo Tax (http://www.taxfreedom.com/?source=ffafederalb) online, for free. For dummies.

[rosesnrubies.livejournal.com]

Definitely TurboTax - mine wasn't free but the step by step explanations definitely helped.

[aucodemonkey.livejournal.com]

I used TurboTax Online for the last 4 or 5 years I think. I can't even fill out a W4 form the same across different years (even though nothing's changed) and I've managed not to get audited.

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

1099 == contractor stuff. Unless you've been hired as a contractor (ie: them not taking out things like social security and stuff out of your paycheck) don't worry about that.
(You should see our taxes. It's a nightmare. We just take ours to Jackson Hewett or whatever and let them sort it out.)
*pets*

[rosesnrubies.livejournal.com]

Usually the "interest on student loans" doesn't come in to play until you're paying them back, does it? I might be wrong :-/ I'm not tax smart either. But I did get a form in the mail this year from the holder of my loan that gave me that info that I needed.

I do know that usually if you just do the standard "single, no dependents" deduction it encompasses most everything AND you get more of a refend generally.

Go to H&R Block and get them to do it, heh.

[aramuin.livejournal.com]

*cuddles*

To shamelessly steal quote a Buddist phrase: "This too will pass."

[evil-lady.livejournal.com]

Put my $5 down on KH2, played KH1 again for the first time, and Kelly borrowed (stole) Chain of Memories from the guy who has a crush on her.

I used esmarttax.com to do my taxes, easy to use and got my return direct deposited in 5 days! Of course, the free time is over,.... Anything that you would probably need was probably sent to you: W-2, bank interest, loan interest,... that's all that I had.

[hauntedreality.livejournal.com]

I have so, soooooo been there. *cuddles*