Taxes, I survived them
Apr. 18th, 2025 01:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
halfshellvenusI almost had to file an extension this year (first time ever) because we never got HalfshellHusband's 1099SSA form from Social Security. But they re-sent it, and it actually got here in time. I'm truly surprised, with the havoc Felon 47 has wreaked on government agencies (and everything else).
Taxes were also slightly easier this year, because I transferred all but one chunk of my splintered stock to the same institution, which meant two sources for 1099DIV/1099INT info instead of (at the worst)... six? Seven? Basically, I've been with this company for more than 30 years now, and I used to buy stock with the employee discount program. The stock split a couple of times, the company forked off another company (which then split into two companies), and then the main company forked off another company yet again and that new company forked off three more. G.A.H! Reporting income from all those sources was a major PITA. I regret the whole thing! And who knows if I can ever sell any of it, since figuring out the cost bases (and what to do about reinvestments used for buying new shares) would be next to impossible. \o?
On my last post, I talked about TV shows and movies we've enjoyed. I forgot to add Nailed It! to the list. I get a kick out of Nichole Byer, and I adore Jacques Torres. I DO wish they'd kept the format from the first couple of seasons, when they allowed the bakers a little more time to attempt their creations. Now, it's so ridiculously brief that no one has a hope in hell of getting anything decent-looking out. What, the incompetence wasn't incompetent enough before? There used to be more creativity in trying to emulate the original decoration (which resulted in some fun uses of candy from the show's pantry), but now it's mostly flailing. OTOH, the "stalling techniques" the worst baker can employ against the others are utter genius.
We also saw The Amateur in the theater, which was really good. And? Amazon had a good offer on AppleTV for three months, so I'm watching S2 of Severance now and trying really hard not to binge through the whole thing in just a few days. Season 3 can't come soon enough! We're also looking forward to watching George Clooney and Brad Pitt in Wolfs. Maybe after we've finished watching True Detective: Night Country (which has also been really good)?
Still biking, with fluctuating weather. We hit 88o around the beginning of April (nightmare implications for the summer) but yesterday was 63o, so... I have three seasons worth of biking clothes out right now. There has also been lots of wind, to speed the schizophrenic temperatures along. Spring and fall are such crapshoots in this climate. But at least it's not summer yet. \o?
Taxes were also slightly easier this year, because I transferred all but one chunk of my splintered stock to the same institution, which meant two sources for 1099DIV/1099INT info instead of (at the worst)... six? Seven? Basically, I've been with this company for more than 30 years now, and I used to buy stock with the employee discount program. The stock split a couple of times, the company forked off another company (which then split into two companies), and then the main company forked off another company yet again and that new company forked off three more. G.A.H! Reporting income from all those sources was a major PITA. I regret the whole thing! And who knows if I can ever sell any of it, since figuring out the cost bases (and what to do about reinvestments used for buying new shares) would be next to impossible. \o?
On my last post, I talked about TV shows and movies we've enjoyed. I forgot to add Nailed It! to the list. I get a kick out of Nichole Byer, and I adore Jacques Torres. I DO wish they'd kept the format from the first couple of seasons, when they allowed the bakers a little more time to attempt their creations. Now, it's so ridiculously brief that no one has a hope in hell of getting anything decent-looking out. What, the incompetence wasn't incompetent enough before? There used to be more creativity in trying to emulate the original decoration (which resulted in some fun uses of candy from the show's pantry), but now it's mostly flailing. OTOH, the "stalling techniques" the worst baker can employ against the others are utter genius.
We also saw The Amateur in the theater, which was really good. And? Amazon had a good offer on AppleTV for three months, so I'm watching S2 of Severance now and trying really hard not to binge through the whole thing in just a few days. Season 3 can't come soon enough! We're also looking forward to watching George Clooney and Brad Pitt in Wolfs. Maybe after we've finished watching True Detective: Night Country (which has also been really good)?
Still biking, with fluctuating weather. We hit 88o around the beginning of April (nightmare implications for the summer) but yesterday was 63o, so... I have three seasons worth of biking clothes out right now. There has also been lots of wind, to speed the schizophrenic temperatures along. Spring and fall are such crapshoots in this climate. But at least it's not summer yet. \o?
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Date: 2025-04-18 10:04 pm (UTC)I'm going to try Black Snow. Loved loved loved Spirited. And can vouch for The White Lotus but it is VERY spicy.
Yes, these Sac Valley winds have wreaked havoc on the seasonal allergies and definitely are keeping the day temps down up here.
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Date: 2025-04-19 12:36 am (UTC)Seasonal allergies are awful! I'm sorry you have those. The winds here are unpredictable for biking, too, since the reported values are completely wrong. I like to know whether a ride is going to be a struggle, or whether it's windy enough that the side gusts are too dangerous to go out! But now, every day is a surprise. :O
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Date: 2025-04-19 11:20 am (UTC)A reputable stock brokerage should be able to offer some "no charge" advise to you as well, even if you're not using their services currently.
- Erulisse (one L)
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Date: 2025-04-19 06:18 pm (UTC)That's the cost-basis problem I was talking about. What with the stocks having been managed by multiple institutions at one time, no single place has a record of what the purchase price was at the time the stocks were bought. And that also has to be computed for the split-off stocks for the 6 new companies over time! I never thought the original company could possibly create so much trouble down the line due to... too much success?
I don't think I bought any stock after maybe the first 10-12 years, but that mystery-history really creates problems.