Done! Finished! Kaput!
4/14/06, 12:33 pm.
68º F, Windy warm, W wind 10 mph.
Good nooning,
Done! Finished! Kaput! Taxes that is. All that is left is to go to the postoffice and mail them. The state tax forms are the worst to complete. Sure would be a lot easier and nicer if everything was just a percentage of what was earned - after a floor level of income that is. We don’t pay anything additional this year, so that is a plus at this moment.
I am grumpy though. The tax program I bought doesn’t work so had to do it the old-fashioned way. We have very limited entries, finally, so it really isn’t too bad now. The program takes you very nicely through all of the steps to figure out the forms, then completes them. Like that! When everything is finished, the program needs an update before it will print out and/or send the forms. I could not update the program, either through the program or on the web. Don’t like that! I tried to use the program’s chat feature to connect with the website of the company, but that didn’t’ work either. Don’t like that even more! Tried a couple of times, both through the program and directly to the website. I could connect, but could only read some of the responses and the guy at the other end could only read some of my comments, before we both gave up on the deal.
Using the program did allow me to get the information completed, then I was able to bring up the Wisconsin’s and the IRS’s websites to find the correct forms, then complete them. The hard part was transcribing the information between the tax program and the various forms in the correct places. Cut and paste didn’t want to work on the Wisconsin forms, neither was I able to save the file to a file. Had to print out hard copies. When I did the state form, I thought I had printed it out, but only actually printed some of the supporting documents. I had closed the window too soon. Luckily, I was using the Enigma Browser, which has the ability to bring up closed files, just as I had closed them. The file was an Acrobat file, which normally loses all of the information filled in when closed. The Enigma Browser retained the. Hooray!! Otherwise I would have had to start over again. Really, really like that even more yet.
So now after the postoffice opens again after their lunch hour, I will send them on their way. Finished for another year. We would have to earn a whole lot more before we would be responsible for any additional tax payments - if they leave things as is. Now I can work on getting a Medicare Supplement chosen and paid for.
The real reason for going uptown yesterday was to check out the mail. We had gotten an email from Brenda that there should be a package of pictures there. Of course Oma couldn’t wait and as far as that goes, neither could Opa! Sure enough, the package was there with some pictures of a couple of handsome dudes! With a frame no less! We really enjoy them. Only problem is that I have a hard time getting them from Oma to look at. She will probably wear them out before I really get a good look see.
We had a real shock when we went into town yesterday. The price of gasoline went up another 11¢/gallon, after raising 3¢/gallon the day before. I keep threatening to get a couple of bicycles or a Moped, but my Woman doesn’t think much of the ideas. The bicycles we have here are not any good according to her. I don’t see much wrong with them, other than being too high priced like everything else at the moment. Been a lot of years since I was on a bicycle, never been on a Moped. Maybe we should get matching skateboards or inline skates! Second childhood is coming faster than I expected!
Margriet is in a baking mood today. Since the weather is warm, the windows are open. At the moment the bread is rising, but most of the aroma goes out the window! Dang! Suppose that will be the case when it is in the oven too. We ran out of bread yesterday, so are "forced" to make do until a new batch comes out of the oven. Will have to do some quality testing on them then. :-)
Last night’s church service was very lightly attended, which is usual. Probably will be more tonight. I managed to struggle through the readings with not too many problems. Margriet’s turn is tonight, but there will probably be a larger attendance. Sunday will be the big day, with the Easter/Christmas Christians in attendance. There will be a brunch between services. We are bringing some of Margriet’s famous muffins. Probably will need to test the quality of those too.
Sunday on the way to church, there was a female Mallard duck sizing up a water puddle on the south side of the driveway to use as a home for the summer. A couple of years we have had some Mallards stay there, but not too often. There probably are too many raccoons around to make them feel very comfortable for long. Don’t expect to see any ducklings running around here anytime soon.
We had a couple of sharp thunderstorms last night. No damage here, but to the south, between Lake Michigan and Lake Winnebago there was some serious weather. Very large hail and high winds. One piece of hail was measured at over 4" in diameter! That sure would cause a knot on the top of your noggin! There were also winds of over 65 mph causing many barns and buildings being blown down, along with many cars wrecked with the hail. More than enough damage to go around.
Time to get a-going to the postoffice.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
68º F, Windy warm, W wind 10 mph.
Good nooning,
Done! Finished! Kaput! Taxes that is. All that is left is to go to the postoffice and mail them. The state tax forms are the worst to complete. Sure would be a lot easier and nicer if everything was just a percentage of what was earned - after a floor level of income that is. We don’t pay anything additional this year, so that is a plus at this moment.
I am grumpy though. The tax program I bought doesn’t work so had to do it the old-fashioned way. We have very limited entries, finally, so it really isn’t too bad now. The program takes you very nicely through all of the steps to figure out the forms, then completes them. Like that! When everything is finished, the program needs an update before it will print out and/or send the forms. I could not update the program, either through the program or on the web. Don’t like that! I tried to use the program’s chat feature to connect with the website of the company, but that didn’t’ work either. Don’t like that even more! Tried a couple of times, both through the program and directly to the website. I could connect, but could only read some of the responses and the guy at the other end could only read some of my comments, before we both gave up on the deal.
Using the program did allow me to get the information completed, then I was able to bring up the Wisconsin’s and the IRS’s websites to find the correct forms, then complete them. The hard part was transcribing the information between the tax program and the various forms in the correct places. Cut and paste didn’t want to work on the Wisconsin forms, neither was I able to save the file to a file. Had to print out hard copies. When I did the state form, I thought I had printed it out, but only actually printed some of the supporting documents. I had closed the window too soon. Luckily, I was using the Enigma Browser, which has the ability to bring up closed files, just as I had closed them. The file was an Acrobat file, which normally loses all of the information filled in when closed. The Enigma Browser retained the. Hooray!! Otherwise I would have had to start over again. Really, really like that even more yet.
So now after the postoffice opens again after their lunch hour, I will send them on their way. Finished for another year. We would have to earn a whole lot more before we would be responsible for any additional tax payments - if they leave things as is. Now I can work on getting a Medicare Supplement chosen and paid for.
The real reason for going uptown yesterday was to check out the mail. We had gotten an email from Brenda that there should be a package of pictures there. Of course Oma couldn’t wait and as far as that goes, neither could Opa! Sure enough, the package was there with some pictures of a couple of handsome dudes! With a frame no less! We really enjoy them. Only problem is that I have a hard time getting them from Oma to look at. She will probably wear them out before I really get a good look see.
We had a real shock when we went into town yesterday. The price of gasoline went up another 11¢/gallon, after raising 3¢/gallon the day before. I keep threatening to get a couple of bicycles or a Moped, but my Woman doesn’t think much of the ideas. The bicycles we have here are not any good according to her. I don’t see much wrong with them, other than being too high priced like everything else at the moment. Been a lot of years since I was on a bicycle, never been on a Moped. Maybe we should get matching skateboards or inline skates! Second childhood is coming faster than I expected!
Margriet is in a baking mood today. Since the weather is warm, the windows are open. At the moment the bread is rising, but most of the aroma goes out the window! Dang! Suppose that will be the case when it is in the oven too. We ran out of bread yesterday, so are "forced" to make do until a new batch comes out of the oven. Will have to do some quality testing on them then. :-)
Last night’s church service was very lightly attended, which is usual. Probably will be more tonight. I managed to struggle through the readings with not too many problems. Margriet’s turn is tonight, but there will probably be a larger attendance. Sunday will be the big day, with the Easter/Christmas Christians in attendance. There will be a brunch between services. We are bringing some of Margriet’s famous muffins. Probably will need to test the quality of those too.
Sunday on the way to church, there was a female Mallard duck sizing up a water puddle on the south side of the driveway to use as a home for the summer. A couple of years we have had some Mallards stay there, but not too often. There probably are too many raccoons around to make them feel very comfortable for long. Don’t expect to see any ducklings running around here anytime soon.
We had a couple of sharp thunderstorms last night. No damage here, but to the south, between Lake Michigan and Lake Winnebago there was some serious weather. Very large hail and high winds. One piece of hail was measured at over 4" in diameter! That sure would cause a knot on the top of your noggin! There were also winds of over 65 mph causing many barns and buildings being blown down, along with many cars wrecked with the hail. More than enough damage to go around.
Time to get a-going to the postoffice.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
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