Ugh

[redbird]

It's going to take a lot of chocolate to comfort me after wading through Form 1040 and assorted related forms—including discovering that the one I'd never heard of, but that a worksheet wanted, is completely irrelevant to me—and coming out owing the government a chunk of money. If I got the numbers right. I've already spotted one place where I'd made an error, which would have cost us extra money. This is why I do everything on scrap paper, and why I'm not even looking at the state forms tonight.

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a little better

[redbird]

Chocolate ice cream helped. So did a great big hug, and listening to the cat purr on cattitude's lap.

But I still have a dark feeling that I should double-check all the numbers, with the possible exception of how many of us there are, before going on to the state forms (which depend on the federal forms).

[kate_nepveu]

I hate, hate, hate the New York State income tax return. IIRC, last year it asked me to put in a number from a side form, which form asked me for a number from _further down_ the main form. It is so badly organized that I want to shake someone.

[redbird]

Federal form 1040 did that, if I recall correctly--it looked as though lines 42 through 45 might be trying to create an infinite loop.

[ala-too.livejournal.com]

This is why I use a computer program. It's much easier and worth the small sum of money they cost.

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

*strength*

[pyrzqxgl.livejournal.com]

My condolences ... I'm going to have a costly dose of that sort of thing very soon myself.