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My Annual Visit To My CPA

April 1st, 2008

Well it was that time of year again!  I always go to my CPA on April’s Fool’s Day, what better day is there to pay our taxes.  If it should be on a Sunday the Saturday before or the following Monday will do.  They don’t give me an appointment in the a.m.  I don’t want to start out my day knowing what I owe Uncle Sam.

My CPA, Kathleen, and I are good friends.  Each year when I arrive, I feel like I’m arriving for my Imaging for my yearly mamogram.  Once everything is over with I’m back to normal.  Kathleen takes a quick minute to catch up, but this time of year she is so busy, we just talk real fast. 

When I arrive I get a hug.  Her partner when he knows I have an appointment always puts out the le bon cholcolats...the good chocolates.  I get a hug going in and wonderful chocolats going out.  I think the chocolats are to take your mind off things and to enjoy the moment.  That reminds me I need to ask Kathleen how I can go to Paris and have it as a tax write off.  I think she would have to do some very creative thinking on that one.  I don’t have a business, I can’t say I’m going there for my health, I don’t think Uncle Sam would understand when Paris and Seattle have the same weather.  We are both on the same longitude...but I don’t think we can convience the IRS it was a needed trip for health reasons. 

Kathleen had a surprise to go with my le bon chocolats.  It was a note that said "You mean I’ve gotta pay tax on money I’ve already spent?"  How funny Kathleen.

For this year it is over.  I am so glad to have it done.  Wouldn’t it be nice if as we got older they had a scale saying for this age you get discounted this much and as you get older a greater discount up to the point of not having to pay a thing! What am I thinking...we’re the babyboomers and I don’t think we could possibly do that. 

Thank goodness the IRS is only once a year, but of course there are the dreaded property taxes.  In this state they arrive on Valentine’s day in a pink envelope.  Just never get though giving it away.  It seems their hands are alway out for something!

Happy April’s Food Day, have you got your taxes done yet?

RaeDi