I hate my job a lot of the time but I really do love my coworkers. We’re very in sync, down to the insults we use on the worst clients 😂
#TaxSeasonTheMusical

Hey dudes, and I use that term gender neutrally, don’t ask me why your tax refund is taking longer than normal to come back.

*gestures in HAVE YOU SEEN THIS SHIT!?*

#TaxSeasonTheMusical

IT’S AN EXTENSION TO FILE, NOT AN EXTENSION TO PAY

this public service announcement brought to you by the letter H, as in Headache.

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a man in a suit and tie says " i don t believe you " Alt: Ron Burgundy played by Will Ferrell in a suit and tie says " i don t believe you "

“Believe it or not, I just got my W2”
#TaxSeasonTheMusical

One week til business returns are due and everyone in our office is running on a manic, punchy high today, so stay tuned for inevitable shenanigans
#TaxSeasonTheMusical

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Do not come into my office on the grayest possible day, not take off your sunglasses cause you’re such a Cool Dude, bitch about the (extremely low) cost of your tax return the entire time, and expect me to be nice to you.
Just don’t. #TaxSeasonTheMusical

Despite what (presumably ) TikTok is telling you, you cannot just blanket deduct $1000 of pet expenses.

Not how that works.
#TaxSeasonTheMusical

I am, once again, asking for a small fraction of the power people think I have… #TaxSeasonTheMusical

A large shoebox, that you can’t see the inside of for confidentiality reasons but trust me it’s full of absolute bullshit stacks of receipts, sits on a stool in an office

PLEASE don’t do this to your accountant. Excel spreadsheet summary of expenses— and for fucks sake let the program do your totaling for you so it’s right. Idgaf about your individual receipts. We’re not a storage facility.
#TaxSeasonTheMusical

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If you’re printing a spreadsheet to paper (or PDF) to give to someone else, go ahead and smash that “print gridlines” button because that is THE WHOLE POINT*.

*at least 50% of the point, the other 50 is letting the program do your math correctly. #TaxSeasonTheMusical

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Rando on the phone:
“Yeahhh I dropped off my stuff and I just want to make sure [boss] knew about the tax credit I read about in the newspaper.”

I have no fucking idea what you’re talking about but he does. You’re good. #TaxSeasonTheMusical

Hey this is not advice just a pro tip: if you’re selling something (house, land, etc) and worried about the tax consequences, talk to your accountant BEFORE you do it, not after.
Unless you have a time machine, those capital gains are what they are, bud. 🤷‍♀️
#TaxSeasonTheMusical

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In other news though, I won the annual “what outrageous and completely bullshit amount did [redacted] spend on business cards this year” game.
It’s my favorite #TaxSeasonTheMusical game

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Actual email exchange:
Coworker, to client: did you make your estimated payments last year?

Client: I pay [dollar amount] to have my taxes done, I expect you to do some work.

Seriously? Like reading your fucking mind? Or paying your fucking bills? #TaxSeasonTheMusical

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“K, but like… what do I need to bring you for my taxes?”
-somehow, every. single. solitary. client this year

Pro tip— take a look at the folder of stuff we handed back to you last year.
SAME SHIT, DIFFERENT YEAR.

#TaxSeasonTheMusical

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It is my favorite when clients send me a budget that doesn’t even remotely balance.

*sarcasm font* #TaxSeasonTheMusical

Things said in our office during tax time:

“No, no, that was my bad. I misread the obituary— he doesn’t have a secret wife.”

#TaxSeasonTheMusical #StoryFodder

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Holy shit I hate marketing jargon.
Client just asked if we could rename the “wages” expense line “talent”

I’m pretty good at my job and let me tell you, I’m completely fine with my wages being called wages. #TaxSeasonTheMusical

Two days left to file 1099s, I have at least 100 to do, probably more, cause I’ve been putting off the big clients til I get more info assembled, and the IRS portal continues to be a complete non functioning clusterfuck so that’s real cool, pals. #TaxSeasonTheMusical

Evergreen reminder that you’re supposed to get W9s from your subcontractors BEFORE you pay them so your friendly (jk —very salty) neighborhood bookkeeper doesn’t have to PULL FUCKING TEETH FOR INFORMATION the last week of January every single year. #TaxSeasonTheMusical

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It’s January! You know what that means? The return of #TaxSeasonTheMusical posts!

Don’t take your tax advice from TikTok. And really don’t tell your tax professional you’re taking your tax advice from TikTok.