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4/14/10
Work
ZOMG still need to do MO tax return and it's April 14th well I've got 13 minutes before I need to get to work so:
Five dollars? Really, Missouri Department of Revenue? Really? I'd tell you to keep it but you'd just send Guido after me.
Conclusion: doing the state taxes took a little longer than I expected, mostly not because of things the state did. Even so, at less than 30 minutes, it's not really worth paying extra to have a program do them for me. Especially since a program doesn't take zero time, either (though it would take considerably less, especially if it can e-file. I couldn't see a way to e-file on Missouri's website, although I'm pretty sure it's possible.)
Anyway: really truly done with taxes for 2009 now, this time for sure.
* Missouri changed the way they handle the pdf this year: now their 1040 pdf contains 16 pages of different forms, including all kinds of forms that it auto-completes in case they matter, but they don't. I spent a few extra minutes navigating the additional forms to make sure they didn't matter.
4/14/10
Work
ZOMG still need to do MO tax return and it's April 14th well I've got 13 minutes before I need to get to work so:
| Activity | Time Spent |
Finding the right page from which to get the correct tax form: | 30 seconds |
Filling out wrong form because my desktop browser didn't download the entire page of links | 1 minute |
Getting desktop computer to load link for and save correct tax form | 4 minutes |
Filling out tax form* | 14 minutes |
Locating slightly mildewed envelope in basement with which to mail tax form | 1 minute |
Caring that my state taxes will be mailed in a slightly mildewed envelope | 2.1 seconds |
Emailing tax return to myself at work to print | 30 seconds |
Figuring out which pages of the 16-page form I needed to print | 2 minutes |
Re-printing document because the pdf has its own embedded print function you need to use to print, which also helps determine which forms you have to print | 2 minutes |
Addressing envelope and putting in mail | 3 minutes |
Total time spent dealing with state tax return | 00:28:02.1 |
Additonal factoids |
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Number of minutes late to work | 11 |
Net Refund from Missouri | $5 |
Five dollars? Really, Missouri Department of Revenue? Really? I'd tell you to keep it but you'd just send Guido after me.
Conclusion: doing the state taxes took a little longer than I expected, mostly not because of things the state did. Even so, at less than 30 minutes, it's not really worth paying extra to have a program do them for me. Especially since a program doesn't take zero time, either (though it would take considerably less, especially if it can e-file. I couldn't see a way to e-file on Missouri's website, although I'm pretty sure it's possible.)
Anyway: really truly done with taxes for 2009 now, this time for sure.
* Missouri changed the way they handle the pdf this year: now their 1040 pdf contains 16 pages of different forms, including all kinds of forms that it auto-completes in case they matter, but they don't. I spent a few extra minutes navigating the additional forms to make sure they didn't matter.
