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Filing Taxes

GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727

i haven't filed taxes since 2018 because i was on disability and didn't make enough money.  For 2025, I have to file.  Two weeks ago, I sat down at my computer with all of my paperwork.  I went to irs.gov for the free filing and picked OLT, which my best friend has used for years.  It asked if I received a 1095 and i didn't know so I contacted my health insurance via chat and they sent me a pdf.  I tried to open it but i had to update the pdf reader and then all hell broke loose.  I got constant pop-ups.  I had to call McAfee.  I had a very nice young man fix the pop-ups and other things on my phone and he extended my old plan but made a new plan.  So that cost me $96 that i wasn't expecting to pay but my phone is working much better.  Anyway, I was too tired to get back to my taxes.  So, in the end, this ended up to be a blessing because I am planning to itemize my medical expenses and I forgot about my chiropractor bill which was $5,880 out-of-pocket.  So on Sunday, I plan to do my taxes.  I am really hoping to get a refund.  

artgrrl
artgrrl
Taxes can be a colossal task for the anxious and anxious-adjacent. My two adult children who live with and I are currently between 2-5 years behind in our taxes. This is my big goal to get our family caught up before April 30. Bon chance! This is awesome you have connected the chiropractic expense.
GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Thanks art! I hope that you get caught up. I have always put off doing my taxes but once I begin doing them, I find that I enjoy doing them.
rmb
rmb
We do our own taxes electronically. We had a lot of changes (moved to a new state, husband had two job changes, we both had income changes, etc) in 2025 so we weren’t sure the impact to taxes. We always owe something for federal but get a refund from state to offset a good portion of it so it ends up not being terrible.

Anyway after doing the taxes (but he hadn’t submitted them yet) my husband comes into my office kind of wincing like he had a cramp or bad gas, or something and he’s like, yeeaaahhh… it looks like we might owe about $15,000. I about had a stroke.

Well he redid them the next day and realized he missed entering something. One little thing can make a huge impact, but disaster averted, haha!
GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Thanks rmb! I did a reply yesterday but it didn't go through. You made me laugh with the bad gas comment! I had planned to do my taxes today but I don't think I'll get to it now.
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