#@*#$#@^$*@#$^ TAXES!!!!!

I hate taxes!!!

I state this as I sit here, after 10pm, on the phone with DH, who is in Mexico, trying to figure this all out.

And I know you're saying, "Well, you shouldn't have left it to the last minute."

In our defense, DH had everything ready mid-February -- it was my brother who didn't get the final paperwork to us. Our taxes are not simple.

It started with my grandfather who set up FLPs and trusts; these passed down to my dad and uncle. Then when Dad died, it passed onto my sibs and me. And they are such a hassle. So we don't just do the Federal 1040, but have to do a bunch of other forms, and in multiple states.

And this year we didn't get the paperwork till today. Most of it we got Saturday, but the accountant forgot one set of documents. And DH had filed on Saturday based on those docs, so now we have to do an amendment. And to make things worse, we now owe the IRS, instead of getting the refund we were expecting.

Hard to know who to blame for the tardy docs. DH wants to blame my brother. But my brother blames our uncle and the accountant. All I know is that it is extremely stressful (makes me glad for the distance :p ).

I know that if I really wanted to I could have a better understanding of the tax forms and terms, but really, that's what DH is for :D. He's the one with the MBA....

So, tomorrow I get to mail off a check to the IRS, hoping they don't submit it till the money is in the bank (brother is sending payment to cover the taxes). They're supposed to hold it till they get the amended return and not penalize us as it will have been mailed on the 15th. Here's crossing my fingers/toes/eyes...