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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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Getting everything together is really frustrating.
I have someone to do my taxes, I start early,if I owe anything that gives time to save the money
I hate organizing my receipts and paperwork.
Deadlines..i hate deadlines!
I pretty much hate doing anything associated with taxes.
Turbo Tax does my taxes…I just fill in the form….No problem at all…
As soon as I receive all of my forms….Hate waiting to the last minute…
I actually don’t mind doing my taxes lol!
the worse part for me is filling out all the paper work and doing my math skills
The part of getting everything together, and mostly finding some quiet time so i can do them in peace lol.
The part of doing taxes I hate is when I realize how much money the government takes from me. SO depressing.
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.
I hate not knowing if I took all the deductions I am entitled to pay/reduce my taxes.
I hate the stress of worrying about getting all documentation in on time and ensuring everything is properly submitted.
Any time I owe is my least favorite part.
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 !
I hate checking and rechecking to make sure I did it right.
Getting all of the paperwork organized to start!
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!
The amount of time involved is the part of doing our taxes I hate the most. :O
I hate having to pay them owe again this year ;(
Honestly, I quite enjoy doing my own taxes. I’m weird that way.
I hate doing my taxes every year, because it takes me forever to get all the info together. Thanks!
I hate calculating.
I hate the paying part.
I hate waiting to get all the paperwork. I want to get them over with!
I hate the anxiety of thinking that you filled out/did something wrong on your taxes by accident.
I hate it when I find out we owe them money and then trying to figure out how to pay it.
I hate waiting to get my money back!
Gathering all of the paperwork
Getting it all together.
I hate gathering all the paperwork I need.
i never do my own taxes but owing is the absolute worst thing about having them done.
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!
The ‘doing them’ part!! lol
Getting all the papers and receipts together, then going through everything to make sure it’s all there and gone over. It takes forever.
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!
I hate going through the receipts the most.
trying to get all the paper work together
Paying the taxes
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!
Luckily my husband does our taxes, but I don’t like how stressed out he gets. Thank you!
Paying a fortune to have them done by HR Block. Every year I say will never go back but always do.
I do them in plenty of time. A week before they are due
I hate having to find someone trusty worty to do my taxes is the part I hate the most
I hate having to gather up and add up all the reciepts for sales taxes. It is very time consuming!!
Waiting for all the necessary documents.
I have to do partnership taxes as well as individual….The question should be what part do I like….NONE!!!!
I hate writing a check to the government!
Since my husband owns a business we have an accountant do ours. I have nothing to do but sign the papers!
Waiting for everything to come in the mail.
Schedule D is the worst part.
Paying our accountant!
I loathe keeping track of receipts. I’m lousy at it! 😉
Paying them. And the paperwork.
I hate getting all of my paperwork together for taxes. Each year I say I’ll do better, but I never do haha
getting everything correct so they don’t come after you
The only thing I hate about taxes is when I find out that I owe money.
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.
I hate getting the deductions in order.
I hate it when we have to pay.
I actually don’t mind doing my taxes at all! Plus, I love getting a nice refund. 🙂
I don’t mind doing them. I just hate waiting on all the documents to arrive.
Make sure that my information is documented and reported correctly.
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.
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.
It’s all bad, but just gathering the papers, receipts, etc is the worst.
that point when I figure out I owe this year .
I hate trying to figure out our itemized deductions! Blegh!
I hate filling out all the information. It takes too long.
Calculation health deductions. I’m not very organized so I make it harder than it should be. Thanks for a great giveaway!
I hate trying to find my receipts! I need to be more organized. The whole process is just time consuming and stressful.
I hate waiting for tax forms in the mail!
I don’t like getting and sorting the paperwork needed for the taxes.
I file paperwork after paying bills and keep records going thru out the year. We will start our tax prep around Feb 1st
second guessing the wording on the forms
Just getting them done!
Paying taxes
I hate waiting on everyone to send me all the stuff that I need to file with
I hate writing the check to pay the rest of the taxes
I hate dealing with frustrating and unclear tax forms.
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.
I Really Hate Gathering All The Paperwork Together And Double Checking Everything.
I hate collecting the paperwork.
Gathering all the paperwork.
Gathering all of the information/paperwork.
I don’t pay taxes by myself, that’s why I don’t know
Paying more money to the IRS
I don’t like any of it.
I hate tracking down all the information I need. I am never sure if I got it all.
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.
Gathering all the paperwork and receipts and paying if i owe
I hate when I see how much I pay.
Getting everything together to fill out the forms…and the payment of course…
Getting all the paperwork ready!
getting all of our documents organized
Paying state taxes when I feel like I’m a poor person.
Sorting and compiling documents. I usually keep everything in one place, but often it’s not the case.
I hate gathering the paperwork!
Paying taxes
I hate paying them!
I hate getting all the receipts together!
I HATE WAITING FOR MY REFUND 🙂
I hate having to accumulate all the information & find all the paperwork needed to do the taxes.
andysavi.mom@gmail.com
I hate getting all of the paperwork together!
Just the anticipation of wondering what my return will be. Also, it’s kinda drab.
I usually leave my taxes to a professional.
I hate doing all the taxes..so boring!
any ting to do with having to pay
Gathering all the information to complete the process
doing small calculations
i hate having to pay up the most when it comes to taxes.
The begging and the middle….I like the end because that means I am done!
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!!!
That is my hubby’s job!
getting the paperwork
I hate gathering everything together because my husband is self employed and their is receipts he shoves everywhere!
Getting my paperwork together
I hate feeling like I missed something very important that could give me a bigger refund.
Making a mistake after I file it
I hate every part!
paying any state taxes owed.
Getting all the paper work all together!
PAYING
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
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.
Writing the check is the worst part!
I hate gathering all the receipts and sorting them. Also hurts when we owe money and have to pay.
I hate having to file period, but especially to owe the IRS any additional money.
I hate to see how much I pay each year in taxes. I sure could use that money myself.
I hate paying. My income is way under average where I live, yet I always seem to owe taxes every year.
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.
Figuring out how many witholdings, deductibles and which form to file
I hate the time that I have to invest in it. I miss out on doing other things when I have to do this!
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!
Paying waaay more than I should each year.
Paying is my least favorite part.
Having to pay!
The part that I hate most about preparing my taxes is gathering all the documents, receipts, etc. that I need to file.
I hate seeing how much we pay in taxes for the year.
Oh the paperwork! Just a lot to take care of during this time of the year for the taxes!
Paying the taxes.
All of it! I especially hate the confusing instructions and calculations.
Getting everything together- so worried I will miss something!
My husband does them and he always submits without having me review first!
I hate the whole process, but mostly I worry about getting the final number wrong
compiling all my paperwork
Paying the taxes and social security
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.
The part of doing your taxes that I hate the most is getting started. Thanks for the giveaway!
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
maureen.tenney@gmail.com
My husband does our taxes so it’s not to hard on me but I do hate seeing the small return we get.
I hate having to collect and organize everything.
Paying!
Usually the payment part!
The part that I hate the most is gathering up all of the paperwork.
kport207 at gmail dot com
All of it lol
Just dealing with a cranky husband when HE does the taxes!
I hate gathering all the paperwork I need.
I hate rounding up all the documentation!
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.
The part I really hated this year was we didn’t have insurance for a whole year, so we were fined, not happy.
I do not like trying to gather all the papers up, making sure that nothing is being missed.
I hate it when the software asks you a question and you don’t understand what they are talking about.
I don’t like doing any part of my taxes, especially the part where I have to itemize. Thanks.
partymix25(at)Hotmail(dot)com
I honestly don’t hate doing any part of my taxes! I think it’s fun.
Waiting for the hubby to finish his part after I’ve completed mine!
i honestly hate seeing the amount of taxes we pay in compared to the little we get back if any at all!
The deadline. I hate working under a deadline
Im always really worried that we will owe!
I would say getting my documents together is the most nerve wrecking.
We have a CPA that does our taxes, but I hate making sure I have all my paperwork together.
I do not like anything about it.
I hate trying to find the deductions to get more money back on income taxes, what a pain.
The worst part about doing my taxes is getting all my paperwork together.
I don’t enjoy entering the info and then worrying if I made an error.
Inputting all the info and making sure I didn’t miss anything
I dislike getting all the paperwork and receipts together to file the taxes.
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.
I don’t like actually doing my taxes – even with Turbo Tax. It always takes longer than I expect.
I hate trying to figure out the deductions
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!
I hate everything about doing my taxes.
Preparing for them. Getting all paperwork together is the worst part for me.
Holding my breath while waiting to find out if I owe, or if I get a refund.
I hate getting all the paperwork together. Every year I say, “next year I’ll have it all in one place”. Never do.
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.
gathering all the paperwork
No question, I hate having to pay. And this year I owe a lot.
I hate getting everything together to get ready to do them.
I just don’t like to sit down and do my taxes.
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!!
I don’t like having to be organize with everything.
Having to look for all the documents.
My husband make them :)))….All the stress and anger is in his shoulders
I just hate the time it takes to do it. I do a short form and it’s pretty easy but time consuming.
paying them.
I don’t mind doing them as much as i mind making the payment.
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.
Gathering up all the paperwork
That feeling of not being sure you’re doing it right. I have read more IRS publications than I care to think about.
I hate when I owe money!
I hate paying them the money the most.
I hate how much time it takes!
I hate everything about it!
i hate the time it takes to go get the taxes done and then paying someone to do them
Rounding up all he paperwork!
Finding out I get less as the Gov’t gets more
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.
i just hate worrying about if this will be the year we owe instead of getting a refund.
I dislike the gathering of all the paperwork only to find out I’m still missing something!
I hate everything about doing taxes so I have someone else do it for me.
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
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.
Going through my files to gather all the papers I need or receipts I hate
I hate waiting for all of the tax documents to arrive. It seems like they’re always late.
Writing the check to pay the state taxes.
gathering all the necessary documents
Finding all of the necessary documents and writing a check at the end if I owe is my least favorite.
I’ve never had to do my taxes myself so I wouldn’t know.
I hate finding all the documents and receipts that are needed. It takes so long.
i use turbo tax so it’s really easy! I don’t mind any part of it.
I dislike all details of doing tax, my husband handles them all.
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. 😉
Getting all the receipts together is horrible!
For me it has to be checking everything twice, sometimes three. Because I want to be sure I did everything correctly.
Keeping up with all the paperwork!
I hate everything about it!
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!
gathering all the paperwork
paying any state taxes owed. That hurts! 😛 thanks for the chance!
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.
I hate sitting there doing all the paperwork waiting to see if I owe or if i’m getting money back! total suspense!!
The part of doing your taxes that I hate the most is everything about it, so I have my husband do it.
Adding up the money and then paying it.
Getting all the paperwork together.
I hate double checking everything.
paying the taxes 🙂
All of it, how do you chose 1 aspect?
Gathering up all the paperwork, and hoping that I do not have to pay. Getting it all done is a hassle.
well, paying them, of course 🙂
The part I hate most is the tediousness of entering everything in to the program. Once it’s done, though, I enjoy that refund. 🙂
I’m not fond of doing all the small calculations to get the numbers necessary to fill out the forms.
Honestly, all of it, but probably digging up all the files that I put in a “safe” place and can’t find now.
my husband does our taxes, so I’m not sure.
I hate every thing about doing my taxes. From paying taxes owed to paying someone to file my taxes for me.
I usually start doing my taxes right away. As soon as I get my W2 I get it done.
paying the taxes owed!