Your Two Cents: Are You Thinking About Taxes Yet?

January 12, 2009

When my fiancé received his W-2 in Friday's mail, it became real that another tax season is already upon us. Have taxes been on your mind in 2009?

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28 Comments

dcfashionista 4 years 18 weeks

I received on W-2 and will file shortly. I really need my refund to pay things down and possibly take a small vacation.

esmerb 4 years 18 weeks

ASAP! I got my W-2 the other day and just waiting for some other forms. I love doing my taxes! I know it's weird...LOL

OHmeetsBK 4 years 18 weeks

sierra16, my understanding is that yes, the stimulus checks will be deducted from your refund. I guess the check was basically just an advance on it.

sierra16 4 years 18 weeks

Does anybody know if the stimiulus checks we received last year are going to be deducted from this year's tax returns? As in any refunded amount we may be getting?

sierra16 4 years 18 weeks

Does anybody know if the stimiulus checks we received last year are going to be deducted from this year's tax returns? As in any refunded amount we may be getting?

Spectra 4 years 18 weeks

I'm already thinking about it, but I haven't gotten my W-2 yet, so I haven't done anything. We bought land this year, so that'll be sort of a pain because we're on a land-contract with my father-in-law. We have all our documents that we need, so I'm hoping it'll be smooth. My dad is already getting geared up...back when I lived at home and had a part-time job, every January he'd say, "Alright, Brit, it's TAX TIME! Get your W-2s and your forms and let's get going!" And we'd do our taxes together so we could get our refunds ASAP. For the longest time, I thought you HAD to file as soon as you got your W-2...I never understood that you had until April 21 to file. I think I figured that out when I was in college and one of my friends waited that long, lol.

animatedpunk 4 years 18 weeks

I pay estimated taxes, so I think about taxes a few times a year.... but I still have Jan 15 estimated taxes to pay, so I haven't started thinking about any more taxes than that yet.

ilanac13 4 years 18 weeks

yes as soon as i get my documents from the government and from my mortgage company, i'll be filing. i really need that money and usually i set it aside for stuff, but now i really just need it to help me pay things down.

jessr1214 4 years 18 weeks

yes!! i file as soon as i can to get my refund as soon as i can!

Modus Vivendi 4 years 18 weeks

chaton, maybe you could make a little fib and say you need to make an appointment to get your taxes done, so you need to know when you're getting it so you can make the appointment?

Modus Vivendi 4 years 18 weeks

Yes! I am so excited about my refund. Just waiting on my W-2.

Anne B 4 years 18 weeks

I keep thinking about it, then realizing I haven't gotten my W-2s yet. Very soon after I do, I'll file.

Renees3 4 years 18 weeks

this is going to be a much more confusing year for us, as we bought our first house, but I always keep a folder for tax stuff and keep an excel file to keep track of everything

GlowingMoon 4 years 18 weeks

Yep, hubbie and I were just talking about this last night.

Liss 4 years 18 weeks

We haven't gotten our W-2's yet but as soon as we do i will file. I am nervous about doing them this year since we bought a house and i'm not sure what to do now when filing our taxes.

megln1022 4 years 18 weeks

i haven't gotten anything together yet- but i'm anticipating! this years will be a bit trickier- i have more stuff to list and i want to try for education credits. i might need to get some help this year!

cvandoorn 4 years 18 weeks

I haven't gotten my W-2 yet, but I hope to get it in the mail soon! However, I recently found out that the state of CA might be issuing IOU's instead of giving us a tax refund. I'm so mad about that!!

RosaDilia 4 years 18 weeks

Haven't gotten my W-2 yet but once I do I can't file right away because there are a ton of other paperwork I have to wait to get. And this year won't be pretty I have to pay taxes on my son's inherited retirement savings that he received when his dad passed away.