What to Claim on Your W-4
Christoph writes in: Since last fall, my gigs have been getting more and more frequent, and I have even been lucky enough to land some longer jobs. However, I have been noticing that as a job gets longer, there seems to be a larger percentage of my paycheck being taken out by taxes. I have […]
Taxes: A Follow-Up
Filed my taxes this morning. NGL: 2011 was a good year. My accountant even remarked, “Wow. It looks like you’ve been working a lot.” Why yes, I have. Here’s what she was able to write off for me: Home office and utilities.{{1}} My iPhone 4 Mac OS X Snow Leopard Gas, oil changes, new tires, […]
Taxes
I’m preparing my taxes right now. (Side note: I hate math.) I don’t actually “prepare” my taxes. An accountant does that. I simply go through a year’s worth of Starbucks and Jack in the Box receipts and try to figure out what I can claim as a write-off. Gas. Do I get to write off […]