[Not A Snowbird]

I completely understand why you'd be grouchy. That running tally in the upper left hand corner of Turbo Tax is a bit annoying, isn't it? I'd prefer to be shocked all at once, not continuously throughout preparation. Watching the amount owed barely move no matter how many deductions I entered was demoralizing.

My bottom line was an additional $2700. I guess I'll file quarterly next year. :-(

[Dog Gone]

Woo Hoo! I just went back trying to find any little thing, and somehow I qualify for a deduction on some of my son's college tuition expenses. That's gonna knock almost $500 off my tax bill this year.

What galls me is that I also prepared my son's tax return for his part-time jobs last year and he's getting 27 cents MORE than he had withheld because of the rounding rule. He pays nothing, gets a refund, and I'm here sweating on April 15. I'm hoping I'll suddenly remember a $10,000 donation to a charitable organization that I somehow forgot. I don't think it's going to happen.