Apr 18 2008
Delayed Reaction
The weekend before we were scheduled to head out for our cruise, I was helping my mom pack.
As I was leaving her home she hands me something from the IRS. I open it up and see that it’s a notice stating that she might be eligible to receive the economic stimulus payment that I’ve heard so much about.
I had no time to deal with her taxes and figured I’d deal with it when we got back.
The form looked simple and I hadn’t even packed my own bags as yet and it wasn’t high on my list of things to do. BUT the thought of an extra 300 bucks for mom was a welcome one.
We get home and I’m exhausted on many levels. I had a sore throat (currently morphed into a cold) but I needed to plow through all this deferred stuff.
I read the instructions. I overthink.
Mom gives me various forms. It’s times like that when I wish I had a daughter to do things for me, you know? Well, actually I don’t, as I’m not all that willing for people to do things for me. This is due to my associating help with being weak.
It takes me longer than it should and some calls to mom to verify a few things and as I write “Stimulus Payment” on the top of the form as instructed I am suddenly struck by a vision.
I’d seen this instruction for over an hour. I guess I had a delayed reaction.
I had this image of those words in the memo section of a check.
The check is passed from a man to a woman.
I dunno.
I can’t be the only one whose mind got lost in some hidden corner in a dark alley, found it’s way into the back seat of a car?
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I think I may be experiencing that at the moment considering I’m not sure about the last line in your post.
What I will say I know at times I over concentrate on things and realize that my mind has veered over to the far left when I should have been straight ahead on the course of getting the task completed.
I hope you filed the paperwork in time. I’m not looking forward to receiving my $300. I will put it in the bank and wait for them to tell me to claim it on my taxes when I file next year. At least I collect interest on it.
UT: Well, as I focused on getting the task done, my mind didn’t go for the double-entendre like it usually does when hearing a word like “stimulus”!
Now make it “Stimulus Payment” and that is just RIPE for the plucking! And I totally missed it.
Not that any Woman of the Night would ever accept a check!
That would be typical to have to file taxes on the payment! In my case, I wasn’t eligible. Which I gather is a good thing!
Ha ha ha… I missed that all together. Can I tell you my mind usually goes for the gutter first and I have to work my way out. This time around… Not so much.
But I have to say that most prostitutes, when they get caught by the government, are usually charged with tax evasion.
In the case of Governor Spitzer a few of them were hit with the charge.
I just made the threshold for it. At any rate… It will sit in the bank.
Until the comments here, I was dumbfounded … SURPRISE!
Taxes are so silly. So many little in’s and outs.
I hate anything that morphes into a cold. Don’t forget the chicky soup - I had to throw that in there.
We want another song when you feel better
Hope you have a nice weekend Ms Q.
Eric
Speedy!! Well..I didn’t want to spell it out and it seems like you all had the same mindset like I did: not down and dirty!
I can usually see the dirty joke in most situations but I was really tired and stressed when I did mom’s taxes!
Another song? hahahaha! That’s funny. I have been thinking about singing or rather, writing a post about singing. There was karaoke on the cruise and I never went!
Thanks for the nice weekend wishes. I wish you the same. I had some canned chicky soup last night. I added some veggies to make it healthier. I’ve tried different canned chicken soups and maybe it’s because I had it when I was a kid, but Campbell’s Chicken Noodle is still my favorite.
I think I figured out right away that they had used sort of odd wording…
I’m confused though - the letter I got about it didn’t say anything about having to do anything. Was I supposed to write that on my tax form or something? I just now got my tax form BACK in the mail because I never signed it. And I still can’t find my checkbook. I think I’m going to start teaching classes on being organized. Either that or on personal finances…
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Jill: My mom is on social security so she got this very simple letter and it included a sample of a 1040A (shown in my post) and detailed the bare minimum boxes she had to fill. Since she has no other income, she doesn’t have to fill out tax form which is why she got this special letter.
For people who still have to file and file regularly, as far as I know, we didn’t have to put any special note on the tax form - it’s up to the IRS to review our form and decide if we’re eligible for the Stimulation.
You never signed your tax form? I can see that - you go to so much trouble and it’s one more thing! No wonder they have the reminders on the envelope flaps for bills “Did you put your account number on the check? Did you sign your check?” etc. etc.
I know you do organize when you can. I’ve seen picture of your reorganized kitchen cabinets. Or was I on drugs?
After seeing your salt ‘n pepper post I can see why you “got” the odd wording right away.
No, I reorganized my kitchen cabinets. I have what my mom calls “pockets of organization” but I just call coping strategies for flight brain.
Jill: Flight brain? My guess is that it’s good for you brain to fly away now and then! You sure look you have more fun than I do! My brain is too busy processing-processing.
It’s actually what I do for a living now - I create diagrams that describe processes.