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luna_the_cat

Small celebrations

Apr 22, 2015 23:40

I just wanted to note that I moved desks, today.

Not moved jobs. Not even moved my office. I just moved to a new desk.

For the first time in over two decades of continuous employment, I have a desk next to a window.

And it has a really nice view, too.

I's happy.

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balinares April 26 2015, 18:14:57 UTC

Pic or it didn't happen except I know it actually happened but I'd still like a pic please. I like nice views. c_c

luna_the_cat April 27 2015, 22:13:46 UTC

I can do that.

But not this week, as this life has been temporarily interrupted for Taxes.

...Seriously, I have about 140 pages of tax forms to fill out (Note: NOT an exaggeration). I took the week off work to deal with it.

balinares April 27 2015, 23:31:21 UTC

... Do I want to know how one possibly ends up with 140 pages of tax forms? c_c

American tax forms luna_the_cat April 28 2015, 14:51:45 UTC

Form 1040 (long form)
Publication 501
Publication 54
Section 911
Form 673
Form 1116
Form 8965
Form 2555
FBAR (no, seriously, it is called that!), FinCen Report 114,
Form 8938
Form 1041
Schedule K-1
Form 706 (and/or Form 706-A and/or Form 706-QDT, I'm still trying to work this out)
Publication 525,Publication 544, Publication 550, Publication 559....

Those are JUST things which I think I have to deal with this year, not a comprehensive list of American tax forms (which runs to maybe 1,000 or so documents). I'm nowhere near the end of what I need to deal with, however.

Everyone talks about how horrendous the bureaucracy is in India. I think they take lessons from the IRS.

Re: American tax forms balinares April 28 2015, 21:21:32 UTC

... So at which point does it become beneficial to just go "Screw it, I'm Scottish now"? x_x

(Seriously... To think people here complain bitterly about their two or three forms, tops...)

Re: American tax forms luna_the_cat April 29 2015, 15:15:23 UTC

I can'tNo, seriously -- you want to know just how effed up this is ( ... )

Re: American tax forms balinares April 29 2015, 15:36:43 UTC

... I was about to quip something like "Is THAT the 'freedom' thing they keep talking about?" buuuut it's neither very funny, nor very nice. So, here, have a pile of unsorted hugs of various levels of warmth and tightness instead. Jesus.

That said, I was looking into said fee just for the sake of morbid curiosity, and it appears that the 10 years thing is no longer true. That'd be good news, I guess?

Re: American tax forms luna_the_cat April 29 2015, 21:53:09 UTC

"it appears that the 10 years thing is no longer true." Really? Oh yay. THAT would be good.

I guess it's probably covered by all the other layers of ...stuff... they put you through.

Thank you for the hugs. I need them right now. Don't worry, they don't need to be sorted, I can take them in mixed form just fine.

I actually tried to find a tax accountant to help with all this. If I could just pay a few hundred ££ to make this all go away, I would be happy. But the tax accountants I could find in the US would help with the estate filings, but not the foreign filings, and the tax accountants who advertise they deal with US taxes for people over here told me they won't touch the combination of FBAR and estate filings. It gets to be my nightmare, oh hey ha ha whee ( ... )

Re: American tax forms balinares May 4 2015, 09:42:21 UTC

I'll try to remember this next time I hear someone over here complain about the three or four forms we get at most. x_x

This is where I read the thing about the 10 years no longer being true: http://www.expatinfodesk.com/expat-guide/relinquishing-citizenship/renunciating-your-us-passport/misconceptions-about-renunciation-of-a-us-passport/

I have no idea how to doublecheck that information, though.

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