Sat, Feb 3, 2007
I was supposed to have breakfast with Scott this morning. Didn’t happen. He was called into work this morning to help revise a report. Fortunately, I found this out before I drove all the way to Madison. He e-mailed me, but I’ve been experiencing some delays with my e-mail. I hope I haven’t missed anything else important. At any rate, I ate breakfast at home this morning and caught up on Heroes.
After breakfast, I decided to do something ambitious. First, I scanned in all of my 2006 tax documents and statements. Next, I started entering all of the information into TurboTax. It turns out that I underpaid my Federal taxes by about $800. That’s sorta kinda okay though because I overpaid my Wisconsin taxes by about $1600. Once everything is said and done, I should have a net refund of around $800. That will take a while though. Last year, it took Wisconsin more than two months to mail my refund check. It also turns out that tax refunds are considered taxable income. (Something about having taken it as a deduction on your Federal taxes.) So, Washington will want part of that $1600 back next year.
Also, this turns out to be the month of bills. I’ve already spent $450 on new tires for the Camry. Now I get to spend another $600 on auto-insurance and $55 on license plate renewal. So, the tax refund money has already been spent. Yay.
After Christine got home, we ate lunch together and watched The Bourne Identity. Then I took a nap, in preparation for my big evening.
I went out for dinner with Kevin, Lenny, Scott, and Steve. We ate at Quaker Steak & Lube, then played pool at the Blue Chalk Club. Great fun was had by all.