Some of the sweetest words in the english language

[chuckro]

Level 1: Pass.

I'm one third of the way to being a CFA Charterholder!

I'll allow for a day or so of bouncing and giddiness before I start worrying about level 2.

Comments

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Wow, people who know tax stuff--and it runs in your family! I feel bad that I have no ability with it given that my dad is basially a tax and bank lawyer (some such like that).

Thanks for the offer, but chances are good I'm looking at a like $3-400 rebate this year anyway, so I'll just keep using the free turbo-tax through the IRS (it's sad, but if you earn under a certain amount a year, you can use it for free---woo having no money!).

[(Anonymous)]

Everyone should learn how to do their own taxes.

Don't get sucked in by ads like those from H&R Block promising you a chance to win prizes. You're paying them for the opportunity to charge you an exhorbitant amount to fill out a form you can do yourself!

You don't need a tax accountant unless you are selling depreciated farm equipment that has been subsidized by the FDA, trying to get a credit for removing an underground oil tank from your property, or claiming your lawn as a dependent. (It would die without you!)

Somebody's Tax-Dad

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

I wanna claim my lawn as a dependent!

...wait, I don't have a lawn.

Can I claim my houseplants as dependents? I have an orchid, an African violet, an ivy, a pointsetta, and three paperwhite bulbs.