Back in January, I reported what Arizona had done with our 2008 income tax refund (not the 2009 refund, mind you). I called again in February and was told it was going to take some time for the money to route through the system so I needed to be aware of that and give them some time. Okay.  In the meantime, I conveniently lost all the phone numbers I'd written down, all the names of the people with whom I'd… Read the rest

Back in the olden days, when all you had was a form, pencil, eraser and your calculator, it was way too much hassle to “work the numbers”. You figured it out, put the numbers where they belonged, calculated the numbers to make sure you got your addition and subtraction correct and you went with it. I doubt anyone tried adding more or less to anything, to see if they could get more money by doing so. Unless they were really,… Read the rest

If you're in Arizona, About.com's Arizona Tax Forms and Filing has some good information on filing your 2009 taxes, especially if you are planning to file an extension. We decided to file an extension again this year, even though we are anticipating a refund. I know, I know. June Walker actually thinks it's a good idea to file an extension, here's a snippet of what she has to say on the subject: THE BENEFITS OF FILING AFTER APRIL 15 Ignore… Read the rest

Last night, we were trying to get AJ's income tax return submitted by e-file. I found the box for TaxCut and entered the code… but I got a message that the code was invalid. I tried again. So then I started looking at the box more carefully, and realized that it was last year's software! No wonder the number was wrong! Then I started looking and looking for this year's software. I couldn't find it. I went through everything on… Read the rest