he's the owner of a maj. football team,holding a trailer park party;before a big game and heading for the owners box to watch the game.

New question:
Do you file your taxes right away or wait til 4/15

I always wait until 4/15 and filing electronicaly make that even easier.

My husband does my tax return.
He's an accountant.

We file as soon as we can because we get a refund..but if we had to pay in I would probably wait til the last minute to file LOL

My husband waits till the last possible second, he's also an accountant and refuses to part with our money until he absolutely has to.

We usually get money back, but since I always procrastinate on entering deductible expenses and financial records into a spread sheet, it's usually later in the season that I file. Lately, however I've noticed that even with medical expenses quite high and the usual home deductions (taxes, interest and the like), it's harder for the average (or poorer) person to get an advantage from itemizing. So last year I just took the standard deductions and filed earlier.

This year I'll file as soon as Marge gets her W2 (statement of earnings and withholdings). I also file electronically and usually get the refund deposited to our checking account within ten to fourteen days.

Marge surprised me at Christmas. We had agreed to NOT get gifts for each other - other than stocking stuffer things. But she got me the flip camera that I wanted (and used to make videos of her Christmas decorations). So, I had kind of planned on using the income tax refund this year to get her Wii that she wants (with the fitness, the guitar hero, and the mario racing).

But we received a windfall of $300+ yesterday - an overage on our mortgage escrow account, so guess what we're getting?

So the refund can go toward lumber and materials for the pergola Marge wants over the front deck.

We usually do our taxes at the end of February or mid March.

We also file electronically and have the refund deposited straight into our bank account. Makes for an easy and quick refund.

I will be filing right away with direct deposit. I usually get a refund, and this year I really need it. I need to pay off some debt.

Yay! Marge is getting her Wii! She'll love it..guess we won't have to ask what Marge is up to once she gets it huh? LOL Have fun with it you two :)You'll have to let us know how the bowling and BOXING competitions go Carl. hahaha

I read what you said about your credit card debt, Maggie (and what you owe your relative). Marge and I are just on debit card now, and it gets scary sometimes. When we got our manufactured home put on our property (and were near the end of our rope), we needed $1200 short-term to be sure we had the closing costs at the right time. Marge's RICH brother and SIL, when we approached them for a short-term loan, asked what our collateral would be and what the repayment plan would be. But my uncle, wrote the check, and told us to consider it a housewarming gift!