Sometimes being a grown up is hard. Do you ever wish you could just slip back to the simplicity of being a child?
I filed my taxes about a month ago, and we ended up getting a nice little refund from Uncle Sam. I’m extremely fortunate to have a great job at Ellen, and a few other short term employers each year. This means many hours of preparation for my complicated taxes. While I was doing all of this, my daughter was playing with a spoon.
This leads me to my list of Adult vs. Baby Responsibilities for Tax Season.
Adult: Organize receipts from 2010
Baby: Eat any receipts she can get her hands on
Adult: Print out credit card statements from 2010
Baby: Urinate in a diaper, and have somebody else clean it
Adult: Spend two hours with the accountant
Baby: Nap for 1.5 hours. Yawn and smile for .5 hours
Adult: Apply for the $1000 Child Tax Credit
Baby: Drink that credit amount in baby formula
Adult: Hope to not get audited
Baby: Hope to not eat vegetables
Adult: Claim deductions on business expenses
Baby: Attempt to deduct part of Minnie Mouse’s nose
Adult: Organize W2s, prepare 1040 and 1099s
Baby: Listen to the “Alphabet Song”
Adult: Hope for a federal and state tax refund
Baby: Hope for a bottle of milk
Adult: Wish that life was simpler at times
Baby: Wish she could eat toast all day long
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