Published March 2007

A Taxing Time of the Year

By Judy Kneiszel

Some people hate winter with its snow and cold. Other people hate summer’s heat and humidity. Scrooge hated the Christmas season. My kids hate “back-to-school” season. Myself, I hate tax season because of the extra work it creates for me in the office. I look forward to tax time like I look forward to getting the flu, even though I hire an accountant for the heavy number crunching. I still have to dust off the shoebox full of receipts and provide him with the numbers and the documentation to back up my deductions. But despite my dread, I do it, and I do it thoughtfully and meticulously—because as much as I despise it, I hate the thought of being audited even more.