Well, I finally got my act together and finished my taxes.  It was a little less painful than last year.. I was a tad more organized.  Still pretty messy…. but an improvement in any case.  The net result?  I had to pay a cool $384.  On the flip side, I did have $5500 set aside to pay additional business taxes… so I basically have a net $5100 refund.  That’s a far cry from last year’s $9k plus… but I suppose it’ll do.  Certainly it will go a long way toward making up for January’s net worth drop. 

For those wondering, I chose to go with Turbo Tax again.  I used the Small Business edition, which cost $75.  There is a free version if your return is relatively uncomplicated.  As for me, I had a big ugly Schedule C, some stock gains and losses, all kinds of various incomes and deductions… so I went with the big dog.  $75 is surely less than the $500-$1k a professional would charge me – and I have my doubts that a pro could get a better result. 

So, February is well on her way – are you done your taxes yet?  You aren’t one of those procrastinators who waits until April 15th, are you?