I was thrilled. All my tax time paperwork arrived early, the earliest in years! I packaged it up and delivered it at the office of my tax preparer, drooling at the thought of an early and quick refund.
Guess again.
My tax prep person called a couple of days later and delivered the bad news. Hammer time. I owe money to the federal government, the state government, and my borough.
I am more than willing to pay my fair share. I wasn't prepared for the triple whammy.
By the way, I subscribe to the Tony Kornheiser philosophy. My tax perp person has one rule: "Keep me out of jail."
I visited the tax prep office after work Monday. I left with writers cramp from signing forms and cutting checks.
Rest assured, your government is funded for another 12 months.