The Tax Man Cometh

The Tax Man Cometh

If you haven't already done so, it's time to get your taxes together. I know you have a month and a half to go, but unless you're totally organized, you probably have a bunch of papers, forms, documents, etc. to pull together so your tax provider can figure it all out.

If you do it yourself, I envy you because the new tax laws hurt my head. Some of you have a tax person who will do everything for you. All you have to do is put all your stuff in a big box and let him or her figure it out. 

That doesn't work for me. I'm very organized and too OCD to let someone else sift through all my shit. I need to know if I have everything. Sooo, I just put my stuff in organized piles and let my great tax man deal with the legal and policies of the tax law. I also trust him that if there is any chance I won't owe any taxes, he will find a way.

Even though I'm organized, tax time is always stressful. The longer you wait the more stressful. The less organized you are the even more stressful. Stress is a major cause of depression and negative energy. I know it's only once a year, but why put yourself through it?

The answer to that question is because:

A. many of us are procrastinators.

B. many of us are lazy.

C. Many of us hate Tax Day so much that we can't get ourselves to do what we eventually have to do.

D. all of us hate the IRS and convince ourselves that I'm not doing shit for them until I have to.

E. There are a small few that believe the Government is so f..ked up that I'm not paying any taxes

Sooo, what can the Government do to make this process more pleasant. How about just three tax brackets. Working poor pay 5% tax - middle class pay 20% - rich people pay 30%. That means NO DEDUCTIONS. Just pay your fair share. One-page form for all. 

No need to pay your accountant. Reduce the number of people working for the IRS by 60% and save billions that could be used to find a cure for Cancer. BTW, my percent is probably wrong, but smart people could figure what that percent should be. However, politicians have never had the guts to make that happen because of all the special interest groups that give them money.

BTW, we can fix that by the Government giving all people running for office a certain amount of money to run their campaign and they are not allowed to take other money from anybody else (lots of luck if that will ever happen).

Since, I believe, none of the above will ever happen in my lifetime, YOU need to get yourself organized. Instead of throwing all your tax papers in a drawer and let them pile up for Tax Day, make envelopes that are tax related and when you get something you think might be needed for Tax Day put that information in that envelope. It just takes a second of your time each day/week instead of taking three/four stressful days at the end of the year going through everything hoping that you didn't forget something. 

Remember;

The Tax Man Cometh Whether You Like It Or Not