Death and Taxes
The truism goes:
Nothing’s sure but death and taxes.
I just spent a day going through my finances and getting them organized. I filed an extension on my taxes in April – there was no way I was prepared to deal with them less than a month after losing Bryan – and now I need to think about actually getting them done
I actually do my own taxes, with the help of Turbo Tax. Mostly it works really well, but a couple of years ago, I made a minor mistake on a 401(k) over-maximum contribution refund to Bryan. I neglected to report it as income in the proper year, and so the taxes on it are now due.
I’m here to tell you that Bryan may be gone, but his taxes remain. They supersede death.
Nothing’s sure but taxes anymore.