Tax Humor
I mailed out my taxes last night, which is a new record for me. I only did my 2004 taxes a few months ago. Also a new record for me was the amount of forms I had to fill out this year; I filed for Federal, Michigan and Arkansas. While filing out my Arkansas form I noticed something peculiar. Look at this picture.
Is it me, or do the faces seem a little out of place on something as serious as tax documents? I'd like to see the committee who approved that decision. Does Arkansas really think a frowny face will ease the pain of owing the state hundreds of dollars? If I realized I owed gobs of money, I would think my tax forms were mocking me when I saw the little frowny face. But I don’t owe money. In fact, I’m getting a fair amount back. So damn the frowny face, I’m celebrating with the smiley face.
Comments
Remember that you have to claim that "smiley face" on next year's taxes as income. So, it should probably be a confused face by the refund instead of a smiley. The frown, well, at least you not that the pain is over.
Posted by: Bubbles | April 26, 2006 08:03 PM
There's 1040A, there's 1040 E-Z, and then there's 1040-420...
Posted by: G | April 26, 2006 11:25 PM
Yes, keep the check stub from your refund and file it with your tax papers. Very strange rule, having to pay tax on our tax refund. Soon we will have taxes on our taxes. Must be you got the glitch solved...
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Posted by: Anonymous | April 27, 2006 06:57 AM