Tax Time

So, I was really excited to file taxes because we were getting a nice refund & I was expecting that I'd have to pay this year. Austin & I always filed separately in the past, but in 2015, due to itemized deductions, we filed jointly. So this year, I figured file jointly, split up any refunds. I started out filing individually so I knew what my share was, then I added Austin on. Well, the refund amount went down. No, he didn't owe, just one of those odd situations where we do better to file separately.

Well, when I took Austin off to file separately, Turbo Tax didn't update the school, even though I went in and updated and it looked like it had in fact updated. When I opened up the file, no, it still was charging me as though we were filing jointly. Huge headache. And I explained all this to Austin.

Austin: Wow, you filed taxes too? So you got two sweaters from JCP, got groceries, stopped at Home Depot for some hardware and made dinner. You're amazing.

Me: Yeah, I'll finish yours this weekend after I straighten out this headache over the school taxes.

Austin: Yeah, and I still need to print out those papers for you.

Me: What papers?

Austin: My W-2. Unless they mailed it too.

Me: They mailed it. I told you what you were getting back already. How'd you think I did that without your W-2?

Austin: Magic.