W-2 Time!
Jan 27th 2005, 4:17 pm
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W-2 Time!
For those working legally in the US, just a heads up that you should be receiving your W-2 this month for fiscal year 2004...
I just received mine. My spouse received his last week.
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I just received mine. My spouse received his last week.
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Jan 27th 2005, 4:19 pm
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Re: W-2 Time!
Originally Posted by NC Penguin
For those working legally in the US, just a heads up that you should be receiving your W-2 this month for fiscal year 2004...
Jan 27th 2005, 4:21 pm
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Re: W-2 Time!
Originally Posted by fatbrit
You a TurboTax or a TaxCut type of gal, then?
Which do you recommend?
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Jan 27th 2005, 4:24 pm
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Re: W-2 Time!
Originally Posted by NC Penguin
I dunno. For the last six fiscal years, my spouse's employer has been filing our taxes on our behalf!
Which do you recommend?
Which do you recommend?
Is it a good idea to have your spouse's employer filing your tax returns? Unless he works for accountants, of course.
Jan 27th 2005, 4:25 pm
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Re: W-2 Time!
My wife uses Turbo Tax. I personally have no clue.
Jan 27th 2005, 4:26 pm
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Re: W-2 Time!
Originally Posted by Pimpbot
My wife uses Turbo Tax. I personally have no clue.
I'd take her out for a nice dinner afterwards then -- it ain't a pleasant experience.
Jan 27th 2005, 4:29 pm
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Re: W-2 Time!
Originally Posted by fatbrit
They're both pretty good, actually -- apart from the friggin' adverts in them. First time I ever did it in the States, I did it manually -- big mistake! The few bucks spent on the proggy is a v. good investment.
Is it a good idea to have your spouse's employer filing your tax returns? Unless he works for accountants, of course.
Is it a good idea to have your spouse's employer filing your tax returns? Unless he works for accountants, of course.
This was pretty handy 'cos the taxes started off very complicated, e.g. filing in the UK and US (OH, PA, VA and Federal) in 1998. Has got increasingly more straightfoward though.
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Jan 27th 2005, 4:40 pm
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Re: W-2 Time!
Originally Posted by NC Penguin
The employer has Price Waterhouse Coopers and accountants like that do the taxes.
This was pretty handy 'cos the taxes started off very complicated, e.g. filing in the UK and US (OH, PA, VA and Federal) in 1998. Has got increasingly more straightfoward though.
This was pretty handy 'cos the taxes started off very complicated, e.g. filing in the UK and US (OH, PA, VA and Federal) in 1998. Has got increasingly more straightfoward though.
The US tax code has to be the most complicated system ever to evolve. I love the deductions you can make over here, just hate the complication of it all. Hear Bush has a task force working on uncomplicating it all -- a good idea, but if it is like any other of the policies of this administration, it will end up as an underhand method to reward the faithful and be no great leap forward. I'm not holding my breath...
Jan 27th 2005, 4:46 pm
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Re: W-2 Time!
Just curious if Turbo Tax has any clue on international things. I mean I read on the IRS website that because we came into the country January 21st that we have to file a form for the other 21 days being out of the country. Does Turbo Tax understand that? Will probably go and buy the program, I've done it myself (or had someone else do it) in previous years....but this is our first year here and I think we might actually get some money back....want to make sure we dot all of our i's and t's.
Jan 27th 2005, 4:52 pm
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Re: W-2 Time!
Originally Posted by fatbrit
I'd take her out for a nice dinner afterwards then -- it ain't a pleasant experience.
Then dinner is upgraded from IHOP to steakhouse. lol
Jan 27th 2005, 5:23 pm
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Re: W-2 Time!
Originally Posted by AmerLisa
Just curious if Turbo Tax has any clue on international things. I mean I read on the IRS website that because we came into the country January 21st that we have to file a form for the other 21 days being out of the country. Does Turbo Tax understand that? Will probably go and buy the program, I've done it myself (or had someone else do it) in previous years....but this is our first year here and I think we might actually get some money back....want to make sure we dot all of our i's and t's.
Jan 27th 2005, 6:02 pm
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Re: W-2 Time!
I got my W2s for my savings and investments the other day. I'll be happily passing it all over to Mr Sibsie to plough through.
Jan 27th 2005, 6:07 pm
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Am I correct in thinking all W-2s need to be received by the end of this month? I thought that was the thing years ago, but its been awhile and we're waiting for two to arrive and here it is the end of January and nothing as yet. Talk about waiting till the last minute....come on already!
Jan 27th 2005, 6:11 pm
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Re: W-2 Time!
Originally Posted by AmerLisa
Am I correct in thinking all W-2s need to be received by the end of this month? I thought that was the thing years ago, but its been awhile and we're waiting for two to arrive and here it is the end of January and nothing as yet. Talk about waiting till the last minute....come on already!
You've got till the middle of April! What's the rush?
Jan 27th 2005, 6:14 pm
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Re: W-2 Time!
Originally Posted by AmerLisa
Am I correct in thinking all W-2s need to be received by the end of this month? I thought that was the thing years ago, but its been awhile and we're waiting for two to arrive and here it is the end of January and nothing as yet. Talk about waiting till the last minute....come on already!
Getting my W-2 now is far earlier than this time last year when I got it in the first week of February
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