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While April brings the sweet relief of spring, she also rings in the most dreaded time of year… TAX TIME!
Hopefully you have all your paperwork organized and you’re ready to tackle your taxes efficiently and without too many headaches.
You may recall last month I shared some tips on How To Keep Your Information Safe and Organized for Tax Time.
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Erica L says
Getting everything together is really frustrating.
christina moore says
I have someone to do my taxes, I start early,if I owe anything that gives time to save the money
S. Carter says
I hate organizing my receipts and paperwork.
gayle gildehaus says
Deadlines..i hate deadlines!
Charlene Drake says
I pretty much hate doing anything associated with taxes.
Carrie Conley says
Turbo Tax does my taxes…I just fill in the form….No problem at all…
Carrie Conley says
As soon as I receive all of my forms….Hate waiting to the last minute…
Sarah B says
I actually don’t mind doing my taxes lol!
amy deeter says
the worse part for me is filling out all the paper work and doing my math skills
Melanie Comello says
The part of getting everything together, and mostly finding some quiet time so i can do them in peace lol.
Kathleen S. says
The part of doing taxes I hate is when I realize how much money the government takes from me. SO depressing.
Deborah C. says
I usually don’t mind preparing my tax return since it is so easy to do but dislike it when I second guess myself using the tax website I choose.
Joseph says
I hate not knowing if I took all the deductions I am entitled to pay/reduce my taxes.
Trisha McKee says
I hate the stress of worrying about getting all documentation in on time and ensuring everything is properly submitted.
Shannon says
Any time I owe is my least favorite part.
Brian E. says
Thank You for the giveaway…I really hate the ridiculous & unnecessary complexity of our federal & state tax system; itemizing deductions almost guarantees a migraine headache every year !
Kristen says
I hate checking and rechecking to make sure I did it right.
Sydney says
Getting all of the paperwork organized to start!
Eugenia Hall says
Usually either my Father who was a tax accountant for a major corp does all of the family members taxes, or my husband who has a college degree in accounting does. Either way, the part I hate most about tax time is dealing with them being all stressed out and cranky while they do them!
Deanna says
The amount of time involved is the part of doing our taxes I hate the most. :O
Tina Reynolds says
I hate having to pay them owe again this year ;(
Lisa Weidknecht says
Honestly, I quite enjoy doing my own taxes. I’m weird that way.
Beverly M says
I hate doing my taxes every year, because it takes me forever to get all the info together. Thanks!
Kathleen Gereg says
I hate calculating.
Tara Braun says
I hate the paying part.
Breanne says
I hate waiting to get all the paperwork. I want to get them over with!
Samantha says
I hate the anxiety of thinking that you filled out/did something wrong on your taxes by accident.
Laurie Emerson says
I hate it when I find out we owe them money and then trying to figure out how to pay it.
steve s says
I hate waiting to get my money back!
Sarah says
Gathering all of the paperwork
shawna says
Getting it all together.
Susan Smith says
I hate gathering all the paperwork I need.
Tara Woods says
i never do my own taxes but owing is the absolute worst thing about having them done.
Sharon says
The part I hate most about taxes, other than paying them of course is gathering all my information together to do them! My husband is self employed and I do our taxes, and fill out a lot of forms!
kelly g says
The ‘doing them’ part!! lol
Stephanie Larison says
Getting all the papers and receipts together, then going through everything to make sure it’s all there and gone over. It takes forever.
lissa crane says
Gathering all of my paper work! No matter how hard I try to be organized, there is always something missing & I have to scramble around to find it! It happens every year!
Theresa Smith says
I hate going through the receipts the most.
Chad says
trying to get all the paper work together
nickie says
Paying the taxes
katherine newton says
The worst part of taxes the last couple years has been trying to find my pin number! I can never remember what I use the previous year!
Jennifer J says
Luckily my husband does our taxes, but I don’t like how stressed out he gets. Thank you!
Angela Cisco says
Paying a fortune to have them done by HR Block. Every year I say will never go back but always do.
Leslie Rathbun says
I do them in plenty of time. A week before they are due
laurie murley says
I hate having to find someone trusty worty to do my taxes is the part I hate the most
lindsay hess says
I hate having to gather up and add up all the reciepts for sales taxes. It is very time consuming!!
Erica B. says
Waiting for all the necessary documents.
Kim H says
I have to do partnership taxes as well as individual….The question should be what part do I like….NONE!!!!
Kevin E says
I hate writing a check to the government!
Leah says
Since my husband owns a business we have an accountant do ours. I have nothing to do but sign the papers!
Christina Sparks says
Waiting for everything to come in the mail.
Marilyn Nawara says
Schedule D is the worst part.
Lesley F says
Paying our accountant!
Cathi Crismon says
I loathe keeping track of receipts. I’m lousy at it! 😉
JD Northwest says
Paying them. And the paperwork.
Stevie says
I hate getting all of my paperwork together for taxes. Each year I say I’ll do better, but I never do haha
Daniel M says
getting everything correct so they don’t come after you
Carolyn Daley says
The only thing I hate about taxes is when I find out that I owe money.
Marty C. says
I don’t mind doing my taxes, the only thing that aggravates me is waiting for the needed statements to arrive from banks, etc. Once I’ve got everything, it doesn’t take more than 45 minutes or so to do both federal and state, and that’s with itemizing.
Sadie B. says
I hate getting the deductions in order.
Michelle H. says
I hate it when we have to pay.
Shannon F says
I actually don’t mind doing my taxes at all! Plus, I love getting a nice refund. 🙂
kari nowlin says
I don’t mind doing them. I just hate waiting on all the documents to arrive.
Keya says
Make sure that my information is documented and reported correctly.
Matt says
It’s not just a long day (or a couple days) of getting things together, but it’s all year long of maintaining records. Running a small company, this falls on me and my wife for now.
Terry Cover says
My wife does taxes as she is an accountant and we see the thousands that some get back and with her being an expert, we have to pay a bunch each year.
Deb C says
It’s all bad, but just gathering the papers, receipts, etc is the worst.
Stephen Radford says
that point when I figure out I owe this year .
Jennifer W says
I hate trying to figure out our itemized deductions! Blegh!
Jennifer Dunaway says
I hate filling out all the information. It takes too long.
Trish says
Calculation health deductions. I’m not very organized so I make it harder than it should be. Thanks for a great giveaway!
Kristin Goodson says
I hate trying to find my receipts! I need to be more organized. The whole process is just time consuming and stressful.
ashley kirchner says
I hate waiting for tax forms in the mail!
Robin says
I don’t like getting and sorting the paperwork needed for the taxes.
Jennifer Essad says
I file paperwork after paying bills and keep records going thru out the year. We will start our tax prep around Feb 1st
Jennifer Essad says
second guessing the wording on the forms
Tara B says
Just getting them done!
Lynette Walker says
Paying taxes
Danielle says
I hate waiting on everyone to send me all the stuff that I need to file with
Cheryl Larimer says
I hate writing the check to pay the rest of the taxes
Wehaf says
I hate dealing with frustrating and unclear tax forms.
Dawn Keenan says
I don’t mind doing the taxes as much as the stress of wondering how much I might owe, or luck out and get back. There’s no rhyme or reason.
Heather Hayes Panjon says
I Really Hate Gathering All The Paperwork Together And Double Checking Everything.
Lori Walker says
I hate collecting the paperwork.
Colleen Boudreau says
Gathering all the paperwork.
Monique Rizzo says
Gathering all of the information/paperwork.
Volodymyr says
I don’t pay taxes by myself, that’s why I don’t know
Robert Young says
Paying more money to the IRS
Julie Murphy says
I don’t like any of it.
Lisa L says
I hate tracking down all the information I need. I am never sure if I got it all.
Starla B says
I hate doing every bit of my taxes. I especially hate adding up all of my different W2s since I work several jobs. It is so frustrating and at times difficult.
lisa rumolo says
Gathering all the paperwork and receipts and paying if i owe
David Fultner says
I hate when I see how much I pay.
Idaho Jill says
Getting everything together to fill out the forms…and the payment of course…
Evans B. says
Getting all the paperwork ready!
christine j says
getting all of our documents organized
Denise S says
Paying state taxes when I feel like I’m a poor person.
Parris S. says
Sorting and compiling documents. I usually keep everything in one place, but often it’s not the case.
Michelle J. says
I hate gathering the paperwork!
Deb Jensen says
Paying taxes
brandy c says
I hate paying them!
Angie says
I hate getting all the receipts together!
Shayna says
I HATE WAITING FOR MY REFUND 🙂
Angela Saver says
I hate having to accumulate all the information & find all the paperwork needed to do the taxes.
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Laura Royal says
I hate getting all of the paperwork together!
Susan says
Just the anticipation of wondering what my return will be. Also, it’s kinda drab.
margo beredjiklian says
I usually leave my taxes to a professional.
Holly B says
I hate doing all the taxes..so boring!
Joe Fanning says
any ting to do with having to pay
Brandi Betz says
Gathering all the information to complete the process
kyl neusch says
doing small calculations
Cynthia R says
i hate having to pay up the most when it comes to taxes.
Josh S says
The begging and the middle….I like the end because that means I am done!
Laura J says
I really do not like getting everything together for it! Every year I say next year I am going to be more organized, but nope. Doesnt happen! Maybe next year!!!
darby says
That is my hubby’s job!
Francine Anchondo says
getting the paperwork
Kim Keithline says
I hate gathering everything together because my husband is self employed and their is receipts he shoves everywhere!
Christina says
Getting my paperwork together
joni says
I hate feeling like I missed something very important that could give me a bigger refund.
kristine ewald says
Making a mistake after I file it
breanna pollard says
I hate every part!
J cabral says
paying any state taxes owed.
Betty B. says
Getting all the paper work all together!
Mark V. says
PAYING
Rosanne Morrison says
The worst is trying to get all the medical expenses put together only to find out we don’t have enough to claim it and then owe big on taxes
Brad says
I hate trying to get all of the documents together so that I have the information I need to fill out all of the forms.
cathy b. says
Writing the check is the worst part!
Patricia Caradonna says
I hate gathering all the receipts and sorting them. Also hurts when we owe money and have to pay.
Cheryl says
I hate having to file period, but especially to owe the IRS any additional money.
Joey Simmonds says
I hate to see how much I pay each year in taxes. I sure could use that money myself.
Tracy Robertson says
I hate paying. My income is way under average where I live, yet I always seem to owe taxes every year.
Tim A says
I hate collecting all of the information that I need in order to do my taxes. It just takes way too long to get it all together.
Tabathia B says
Figuring out how many witholdings, deductibles and which form to file
Leigh Anne Borders says
I hate the time that I have to invest in it. I miss out on doing other things when I have to do this!
Kim Hampton says
The part of doing my taxes that I hate the most is trying to find uninterrupted, quiet time to actually sit down and get it done!
steve weber says
Paying waaay more than I should each year.
Susan Christy says
Paying is my least favorite part.
Ann says
Having to pay!
Angela Cash says
The part that I hate most about preparing my taxes is gathering all the documents, receipts, etc. that I need to file.
Linda F says
I hate seeing how much we pay in taxes for the year.
vidya sudarsan says
Oh the paperwork! Just a lot to take care of during this time of the year for the taxes!
anne says
Paying the taxes.
Aaron says
All of it! I especially hate the confusing instructions and calculations.
Rachel Travis says
Getting everything together- so worried I will miss something!
marybeth i says
My husband does them and he always submits without having me review first!
Sarah Hirsch says
I hate the whole process, but mostly I worry about getting the final number wrong
carma says
compiling all my paperwork
Katherine says
Paying the taxes and social security
Dawn Monroe says
My husband is a sub contractor and I have to deduct everything. I hate it and I always wait until the last minute. I haven’t even started yet.
PuffyBiggler says
The part of doing your taxes that I hate the most is getting started. Thanks for the giveaway!
Maureen says
The last several years, I was an independent business owner and calculating all of my expenses, mileage, etc was such a pain! I hated it!
Maureen
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Meghan Malicoat says
My husband does our taxes so it’s not to hard on me but I do hate seeing the small return we get.
Mary Calabrese says
I hate having to collect and organize everything.
Ron Miller says
Paying!
Serge B says
Usually the payment part!
Kathleen says
The part that I hate the most is gathering up all of the paperwork.
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Danielle D says
All of it lol
Jessica T says
Just dealing with a cranky husband when HE does the taxes!
Kristi C says
I hate gathering all the paperwork I need.
Richard Hicks says
I hate rounding up all the documentation!
Stephanie Grant says
I hate the whole health insurance bs…some ppl just can’t afford it (like us this past year with me being in nursing school). I hate getting all the paperwork and receipts together to take to our tax lady.
Bobbie Smith says
The part I really hated this year was we didn’t have insurance for a whole year, so we were fined, not happy.
Ashley says
I do not like trying to gather all the papers up, making sure that nothing is being missed.
Larry Fullhart II says
I hate it when the software asks you a question and you don’t understand what they are talking about.
Terra Heck says
I don’t like doing any part of my taxes, especially the part where I have to itemize. Thanks.
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Pamela Gurganus says
I honestly don’t hate doing any part of my taxes! I think it’s fun.
mrsshukra says
Waiting for the hubby to finish his part after I’ve completed mine!
Rebecca Parsons says
i honestly hate seeing the amount of taxes we pay in compared to the little we get back if any at all!
amy rouse says
The deadline. I hate working under a deadline
Sue Barney says
Im always really worried that we will owe!
Brittney House says
I would say getting my documents together is the most nerve wrecking.
Ann Fantom says
We have a CPA that does our taxes, but I hate making sure I have all my paperwork together.
shaunie says
I do not like anything about it.
georgey c. says
I hate trying to find the deductions to get more money back on income taxes, what a pain.
Laura S says
The worst part about doing my taxes is getting all my paperwork together.
Vera says
I don’t enjoy entering the info and then worrying if I made an error.
heather s says
Inputting all the info and making sure I didn’t miss anything
Sarah Hall says
I dislike getting all the paperwork and receipts together to file the taxes.
Susan P. says
I usually start getting documents ready in Jan. and have to wait until I get financial documents in March. I start in March and usually get it done by the beginning of April.
Susan P. says
I don’t like actually doing my taxes – even with Turbo Tax. It always takes longer than I expect.
Dana Cerrito says
I hate trying to figure out the deductions
Mary W says
I start my taxes around mid – March each year. I hate the uncertainty of knowing if I could have saved more money so I pay someone else to do my taxes. It has been worth every penny!
angela cunningham says
I hate everything about doing my taxes.
Margaret Smith says
Preparing for them. Getting all paperwork together is the worst part for me.
Tammy Horn says
Holding my breath while waiting to find out if I owe, or if I get a refund.
Jodi Kershuk says
I hate getting all the paperwork together. Every year I say, “next year I’ll have it all in one place”. Never do.
ankayeb says
I don’t mind doing taxes. The worst part is just making sure I have all the documents & receipts I need. I try to put them all in the same spot during the year.
MomLuvsSPORTZ says
gathering all the paperwork
Mary Songer says
No question, I hate having to pay. And this year I owe a lot.
McKim says
I hate getting everything together to get ready to do them.
amyc says
I just don’t like to sit down and do my taxes.
Sonal says
Thankfully, I am NOT the one responsible for handling taxes! I do have other many other chores, but this is one I am glad I don’t have to worry about!!
chickie brewer says
I don’t like having to be organize with everything.
Nataly Carbonell says
Having to look for all the documents.
Anca says
My husband make them :)))….All the stress and anger is in his shoulders
Kathy Luman says
I just hate the time it takes to do it. I do a short form and it’s pretty easy but time consuming.
Adrienne Gordon says
paying them.
robyn paris says
I don’t mind doing them as much as i mind making the payment.
Tracey says
I hate all of it: finding all the documents I need, waiting for my husband to get me his numbers, putting everything together, but paying is the worst.
acmommy says
Gathering up all the paperwork
Denise L says
That feeling of not being sure you’re doing it right. I have read more IRS publications than I care to think about.
Seyma Shabbir says
I hate when I owe money!
Amy Orvin says
I hate paying them the money the most.
shelly says
I hate how much time it takes!
Sue M. says
I hate everything about it!
vickie couturier says
i hate the time it takes to go get the taxes done and then paying someone to do them
ron schnell says
Rounding up all he paperwork!
Ken C says
Finding out I get less as the Gov’t gets more
Sandy Klocinski says
I hate that I must sit in front of a computer mindlessly typing in numbers. I hate that the Tax Code is incomprehensible. Mostly, I hate that the Tax Code is so !@#$ complicated.
meagan bs says
i just hate worrying about if this will be the year we owe instead of getting a refund.
Jeanna says
I dislike the gathering of all the paperwork only to find out I’m still missing something!
janetfaye says
I hate everything about doing taxes so I have someone else do it for me.
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Karen Giasson says
I hate the fact that every year I seem to owe taxes. I am single and can barely live on my measly income, but the government says that I have too much and have to pay more.
James Robert says
Going through my files to gather all the papers I need or receipts I hate
Mami2jcn says
I hate waiting for all of the tax documents to arrive. It seems like they’re always late.
YvonneJ says
Writing the check to pay the state taxes.
sandra says
gathering all the necessary documents
Janet W. says
Finding all of the necessary documents and writing a check at the end if I owe is my least favorite.
Austin Baroudi says
I’ve never had to do my taxes myself so I wouldn’t know.
amy pugmire says
I hate finding all the documents and receipts that are needed. It takes so long.
Stacey B says
i use turbo tax so it’s really easy! I don’t mind any part of it.
Jessie C. says
I dislike all details of doing tax, my husband handles them all.
Camille says
We are a military family, so figuring out how to do a different state’s tax return each year is a huge pain! It makes me miss Texas, no state income tax. 😉
David Haug says
Getting all the receipts together is horrible!
Erika C. says
For me it has to be checking everything twice, sometimes three. Because I want to be sure I did everything correctly.
Sonya Morris says
Keeping up with all the paperwork!
Thomas Murphy says
I hate everything about it!
Michele P says
For me, because my husband is self employed, it is getting together all the receipts and adding things up to make sure I don’t forget anything!
Natalie N Matos says
gathering all the paperwork
lori clark says
paying any state taxes owed. That hurts! 😛 thanks for the chance!
Deb Jackson says
We start early and then figure out how we will pay for them. My husband is self employed and tax time is not fun for us.
courtney b says
I hate sitting there doing all the paperwork waiting to see if I owe or if i’m getting money back! total suspense!!
nicole dziedzic says
The part of doing your taxes that I hate the most is everything about it, so I have my husband do it.
Amanda Sakovitz says
Adding up the money and then paying it.
CR Williams says
Getting all the paperwork together.
Kelly D says
I hate double checking everything.
Elena says
paying the taxes 🙂
jberry says
All of it, how do you chose 1 aspect?
Karen Glatt says
Gathering up all the paperwork, and hoping that I do not have to pay. Getting it all done is a hassle.
Lisa Brown says
well, paying them, of course 🙂
Dawn says
The part I hate most is the tediousness of entering everything in to the program. Once it’s done, though, I enjoy that refund. 🙂
Lawanna says
I’m not fond of doing all the small calculations to get the numbers necessary to fill out the forms.
Cassandra DiMauro says
Honestly, all of it, but probably digging up all the files that I put in a “safe” place and can’t find now.
LaTanya says
my husband does our taxes, so I’m not sure.
Cherie Montorio says
I hate every thing about doing my taxes. From paying taxes owed to paying someone to file my taxes for me.
Cherie Montorio says
I usually start doing my taxes right away. As soon as I get my W2 I get it done.
Eva Mack says
paying the taxes owed!