On the first day of tax season my client gave to me a Closing Statement for the purchase of a home.
On the second day of tax season my client gave to me 2 W-2 forms.
On the third day of tax season my client gave to me 3 mortgage statements.
On the fourth day of tax season my client gave to me 4 Salvation Army receipts.
On the fifth day of tax season my client gave to me 5 Form K-1s.
On the sixth day of tax season my client gave to me 6 1099s for dividends.
On the seventh day of tax season my client gave to me 7 cancelled checks.
On the eighth day of tax season my client gave to me 8 useless items.
On the ninth day of tax season my client gave to me 9 medical bills.
On the tenth day of tax season my client gave to me 10 stock sale confirms.
On the eleventh day of tax season my client gave to me 11 employee business expenses.
On the twelfth day of tax season my client got from me a finished tax return, 11 employee business expenses, 10 stock sale confirms, 9 medical bills, 8 useless items, 7 cancelled checks, 6 1099s for dividends, 5 Form K-1s, 4 Salvation Army receipts, 3 mortgage statements, 2 W-2 forms, and a Closing Statement for the purchase of a home.
And, of course, on the thirteenth day of tax season the client gave to me a corrected Consolidated 1099 from Merrill Lynch!
(This “carol” was written before it was announced that many brokerage houses would be sending their 1099 forms out late in an attempt to avoid corrected copies.)
On the second day of tax season my client gave to me 2 W-2 forms.
On the third day of tax season my client gave to me 3 mortgage statements.
On the fourth day of tax season my client gave to me 4 Salvation Army receipts.
On the fifth day of tax season my client gave to me 5 Form K-1s.
On the sixth day of tax season my client gave to me 6 1099s for dividends.
On the seventh day of tax season my client gave to me 7 cancelled checks.
On the eighth day of tax season my client gave to me 8 useless items.
On the ninth day of tax season my client gave to me 9 medical bills.
On the tenth day of tax season my client gave to me 10 stock sale confirms.
On the eleventh day of tax season my client gave to me 11 employee business expenses.
On the twelfth day of tax season my client got from me a finished tax return, 11 employee business expenses, 10 stock sale confirms, 9 medical bills, 8 useless items, 7 cancelled checks, 6 1099s for dividends, 5 Form K-1s, 4 Salvation Army receipts, 3 mortgage statements, 2 W-2 forms, and a Closing Statement for the purchase of a home.
And, of course, on the thirteenth day of tax season the client gave to me a corrected Consolidated 1099 from Merrill Lynch!
(This “carol” was written before it was announced that many brokerage houses would be sending their 1099 forms out late in an attempt to avoid corrected copies.)
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