I’ve done everything but the actual filing. We owe a bit, so I see no point in doing the actual filing and payment until I have to. Just doesn’t make any sense. Still, since this was my first year having to pay estimated taxes, I’m pleased that I didn’t do too badly at it. I have a bit of a better feel for it now, although I refuse to be very precise with my estimates. Considering how my income tends to vary, if I need to get more precise, I’m hiring an accountant!

We considered that option this year anyhow. My business makes things just complicated enough that it would probably be worth it. My father-in-law’s a retired banker, though, so it’s kind of hard to tell him that we’re going to pay someone else. Then again, he isn’t always 100% sure of the answer. He’s the kind of guy, though, that does his taxes on the computer because it’s so much faster that way, then checks the computer’s results by hand.

Yes, really.