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Parents still not done the taxes... πŸ‘€

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[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I don't think it's possible to do taxes in January, most places don't have documents ready before the end of the month. I had to wait a few extra weeks for the documents from my investment account too, so not everything is always available on Jan 31.

I did mine in February this year. I'll probably wait and do it later next year, like mid-March, as I ended up missing a document that would have slightly increased my state return (not enough to go through the headache of fixing it).

Last year, I needed an extension, as it was first time doing it myself and my situation was fairly complex.

[–] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

W2 is usually available by mid January, with the standard deduction being so high that’s all a lot of people need.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Got my W2, went to file, website wasn't ready lmao.

[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't think I've ever gotten my W2 before the end of January

[–] evidences@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It depends a lot on the company, my company usually has them by middle of the month. One year they got them out in the first or second week and I had my taxes done before the first half of January was over.

No I mostly have to wait for my banks to send out 1099ints so I end up doing state and federal taxes in early February now.

That's great, I'd love to have my docs that early! I think I had to wait til nearly the end of February for some of my 1099s this year.