{"id":1190,"date":"2012-03-13T23:58:08","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T04:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catdoodles.com\/dailydoodle\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2012-03-13T23:59:03","modified_gmt":"2012-03-14T04:59:03","slug":"the-taxman-cometh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catdoodles.com\/dailydoodle\/2012\/03\/13\/the-taxman-cometh\/","title":{"rendered":"The Taxman Cometh"},"content":{"rendered":"

How did it get to be mid-March already? Once again, Miss Flora Mouse has not yet begun to organize her taxes. Isn\u2019t it nice that the IRS is now sending out friendly \u201cfield agents\u201d to give procrastinators like Flora a nudge, so she won\u2019t be tempted to wait until the very<\/em> last minute to start?
\n\"Uncle<\/p>\n

Like me, Flora is an artist and sole proprietor, which means gathering together receipts, invoices, check stubs, etc.\u2014all of which could be stashed pretty much anywhere!<\/p>\n

\"Flora's<\/p>\n

Every January, Flora vows to turn over a new leaf, and does. But in just a few months she\u2019s gotten distracted by some new project and lapses back into her usual \u201ccreative\u201d filing methods. (What a nightmare!)<\/p>\n

\"BlackieAnd yet somehow, every March, Flora and I both pull things together in time to meet with our accountants, and get all the proper forms\u2014i.e., a \u201cRequest for Extension to File\u201d\u2014submitted in time.<\/p>\n

Sending out a special greeting tonight to anyone else who is up, and just starting their tax prep. (And congratulations to all you high-functioning sorts who have already filed!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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