Taxes what a nightmare!!

This week I was going to write about plagiarism, but I have had some thing on my mind for the last couple of weeks. I am going to talk about who prepares your taxes. I would like to say that even if you trust them, I would still look over everything they have done. And they saying, “If it sounds too good to be true, it is”, should be followed. So, last year I had a few friends recommend a tax service, they said the lady who prepared them was really nice, and they didn’t cost too much. I am thinking to myself, “Why not?” I have wanted to find someone new to go to anyway, so let’s give her a try. My husband and I made an appointment with her, did our taxes, and got a refund. Now the refund was more than what we have gotten in the past, but that is why we wanted to go to someone new to see if we could get more back. Now it is a year later, and I am hearing that the police department has all of the files from that office, and everyone that went to this lady will be audited. I am thinking well, we shouldn’t have too much to worry about we gave her all legitimate information, but let’s take a look at our tax papers anyway. Come to find out this woman filed a fake business under my husband. Not only that, she said that he had a $22,000 loss and only a $1,000 gain. I almost literally had a cow. Well, long story short, we haven’t gotten a letter yet, but we will, so my husband and I took it into our hands to amend our taxes from last year and pay back the money in full. I would say that I have learned one thing for sure, never sign anything without looking it over first. I do have to say, I think she filed the returns without our signature, but it is still our fault for not looking them over and putting all our trust into someone. This year both my husband and I looked everything over very closely. Be cautious with everyone, no matter what!!

I am really happy with being an online student. I have the capabilities of being a stay at home mom of two boys, and yet I am getting an education. I entered into the online classes not thinking much about it. I didn’t think that there would be much to do, but was I wrong. I have just as much to do, if not more, than I would in a traditional class setting. There are times that I feel like it is too much, but I know that I can push forward and succeed. I like that I have the ability to do it when I have available time, and I can work it around my boys schedule too. There are times though that I wish there was more direction for me to follow. I feel that the classes are so free and self directed that it is hard to stay focused and keep on track. I think that having questions for all classmates to answer during seminar makes the class more of a community. With these questions we are able to get to know one another and talk about our lives. Overall online classes have been a very positive experience. I wouldn’t want to change and go back to a traditional class setting. I love the flexibility and challenges online classes offer.

a bit of a trial

I think I am starting to figure all of this out. I am very nervous the more I get into this. I think I am doing it right.

My first day as a blogger!! What an experience. I am excited to learn and see what this is all about!