A Taxing Effort

My taxes are done. I am at peace with the world.

This year, our taxes were more complicated. Scott had started a business in 2007, so there were oodles of receipts to go through. And it was an educational experience. In the process of preparing our return, I learned a little bit about our federal government, and a bit more about the way my husband's brain works.

And what facts did I uncover for your consideration?

1. Jack of All Trades is not a federally accepted job description.
2. Deodorant is not a business expense. Even if you need it.
3. You can have a business and not know it. And when you do, Turbo Tax will say, "Congratulations! You have a business!"
4. Buying it at Ace hardware does not automatically make something deductable. Especially if that something is a candy bar and a coke.
5. Quicken is a brand of financial software. The Quickening is from Highlander. There's a difference.
6. If your job is to salvage scrap metal, and to repair and/or re-sell cars... you cannot deduct a single cantaloupe.