tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post8052285003559895980..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: PROCRASTINATION & PRIVACYJoaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-11500793317771069932016-04-18T22:12:27.056-07:002016-04-18T22:12:27.056-07:00Yes, caregivers providing long term care can benef...Yes, caregivers providing long term care can benefit from respite care, but as you note its not always available to many people. Perhaps one day in the future, though I would be surprised if it happened in my lifetime, there will be financial support for family providing caregiving in the home. There are many sound reasons to do so, including being financially less expensive to our present joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-20305446307058487232016-04-18T19:42:11.141-07:002016-04-18T19:42:11.141-07:00My husband used to do our taxes and I tried to con...My husband used to do our taxes and I tried to continue but with his illness now I just don’t have the time or the patience. <br />I went back and read the comments you left on my blog. Thank you. No, I do not have any assistance taking care of my husband. There are a couple of places where people with Alzheimer can be left for some hours, by they are so far away that it would take me 4 hoursVagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-76900214472278019842016-04-18T19:13:23.560-07:002016-04-18T19:13:23.560-07:00Sounds wise to continue with the system that has w...Sounds wise to continue with the system that has worked efficiently for you even though your tax computing has simplified. I think a major key to it all is keeping good records and documentation throughout each tax year. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-23190116012147045342016-04-18T11:34:16.084-07:002016-04-18T11:34:16.084-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-2067478226237990382016-04-18T03:46:42.952-07:002016-04-18T03:46:42.952-07:00When it comes to privacy and personal information ...When it comes to privacy and personal information confidentiality I am a bit of a fanatic I suppose. To the degree that on a daily basis I am normally checking my accounts on-line to insure there are not any unfamiliar activities occurring. <br /><br />Even though the complexity of my finances has evolved into pure simplicity over the years, I have continued to use my tax accounting firm for my Alan Ghttp://www.writingtomyself.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-29357854923732305342016-04-17T20:37:52.898-07:002016-04-17T20:37:52.898-07:00I appreciate your comment. Continuing with how yo...I appreciate your comment. Continuing with how you were accustomed to preparing your taxes sounds quite logical, plus your accountant would have been intimately familiar with needed information. I've worked both ways -- completing taxes early or "close to the wire" but didn't really feel that much pressure this time. I had a good idea of how much time preparation would take joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-20325467940272517662016-04-17T06:55:06.447-07:002016-04-17T06:55:06.447-07:00In January I make a March 15th appointment to get ...In January I make a March 15th appointment to get my taxes done with a CPA. I could probably do my own now that I'm retired and my husband passed away but I've done it that way for decades. Some people love the pressure of working close to the wire, me I'd rather avoid that stress. Life gives me enough of that that I can't control.<br /><br />I see you work in the speech-language Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-78141347969993539402016-04-17T01:31:23.880-07:002016-04-17T01:31:23.880-07:00I had always put together the figures associated w...I had always put together the figures associated with whatever I was involved with, semi-kept up with what my husband was doing which helped when I suddenly had the full responsibility after his death. I could refer to previous returns, his meticulous work sheets and viewed doing the taxes myself as a challenge. If we had had more involvements, or my business and other matters had not become joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-73275681669528720062016-04-17T00:41:24.999-07:002016-04-17T00:41:24.999-07:00I can certainly appreciate with multiple involveme...I can certainly appreciate with multiple involvements as you describe why having a professional prepare the taxes would be wise. There were times years earlier with more involvements professional consultation was beneficial for us. After my husband retired and the older I've become, worked less, my taxes have become less complex though it can vary from year to year. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-51886902600120146212016-04-16T21:25:21.087-07:002016-04-16T21:25:21.087-07:00This is our situation too. Our finances have becom...This is our situation too. Our finances have become too complex. We need an accountant. My husband had to give up trying to do the taxes on his own. I don't have much of a head for figures but mostly I'm just lazy about money matters.Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-89001138107589190932016-04-16T18:17:18.998-07:002016-04-16T18:17:18.998-07:00My husband does ours. I used to have more input in...My husband does ours. I used to have more input into it but now days I just sign on the dotted line. Our taxes grew more complex with the farm, his consulting business, retirement investments, rental property, and now my books. I am very happy an accountant can keep track of it all because figuring out what is deductible is confusing to say the least. It seems it should be easier because it does Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.com