Well it's now official..... I'm a dumbass

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Well it's now official..... I'm a dumbass

Posted: 12/14/2005 3:41:02 PM EDT

2 months ago i wrote a check to the state for my taxes. the amount was supposed to be 1211.31.

i called last week to find out why it had not been cashed and no one had a clue. I got it back in the mail today.

amount in the dollar box 1211.31

amount written on the line.... 1011.31

so now i get 60 days interest on top of it all....

Posted: 12/14/2005 3:41:49 PM EDT

[#1]

Accident?

Yea, right.

Posted: 12/14/2005 3:41:57 PM EDT

[#2]

Shit, we knew that a LONG time ago.

Posted: 12/14/2005 3:43:14 PM EDT

[#3]

Call them back and see if you can get out of the accrued interest.

Posted: 12/14/2005 3:43:23 PM EDT

[#4]

Well it's now official..... I'm a dumbass

We didn't need this to know that.

Posted: 12/14/2005 3:45:08 PM EDT

[#5]

General Discussion Moderator/Dumbass=redundant

Posted: 12/14/2005 3:47:46 PM EDT

[#6]

everyone makes mistakes

have a beer and not worry about it

Posted: 12/14/2005 3:49:13 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
everyone makes mistakes

have a beer and not worry about it

thats probably what caused the problem the first time

Posted: 12/14/2005 3:52:39 PM EDT

[#8]

You pay taxes?!

Posted: 12/14/2005 3:54:48 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
You pay taxes?!

actually no....

i have adopted a welfare family i saw on TV with sally struthers.

Posted: 12/14/2005 3:57:27 PM EDT

[#10]

I did almost the same thing on a check to the Cable Co. the other day. The amount was 119.24 and in the box I put the right amount but on the line I wrote out 124.00.

They deposited the check anyway... I guess no one noticed.

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:05:13 PM EDT

[#11]

BTDT.

Attention to detail!

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:08:12 PM EDT

[#12]

With all due respect, you've been an official dumbass to most of us for years.

SG

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:10:02 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
With all due respect, you've been an official dumbass to most of us for years.

SG

you have mentored me well yoda.

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:11:25 PM EDT

[#14]

At least neither of us ever touched off a flaming garbage explosion...

My liver looks up to what's left of yours.

SG

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:13:32 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:

My liver looks up to what's left of yours.

SG

glad to be a role model

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:22:04 PM EDT

[#16]

it would have been acceptable to us if you wrote it for $ 1911.45

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:24:16 PM EDT

[#17]

Speaking of which, how's that bid for governor going?

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:24:37 PM EDT

[#18]

i wonder if i make the check out for more than the correct amount if they will send me a refund in 60 days + the interest accrued on my over payment?

i love screwing with the state

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:25:05 PM EDT

[#19]

Florida DOR gives you 2 free goofs, beyond that then they start with interest and penalties.

How do I know? I made a goof and then sent them a check for the goof + interest and penalties - then the FL Dept of Rev sends me a letter with a credit for the amount of the check I sent them.

I thought that was very nice to allow 2 free mistakes before dumbass declaration.

It was at that point that I realized I wasn't a dumbass, just a human.

Beer_Slayer - don't be so hard on yourself...

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:25:50 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
Speaking of which, how's that bid for governor going?

so far i have commitments for about 35 write in votes. it would be funny as hell to hear the news reports showing the results have to say...

and some guy name The_beer_slayer has 1% of the vote

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:26:51 PM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
Florida DOR gives you 2 free goofs, beyond that then they start with interest and penalties.

How do I know? I made a goof and then sent them a check for the goof + interest and penalties - then the FL Dept of Rev sends me a letter with a credit for the amount of the check I sent them.

I thought that was very nice to allow 2 free mistakes before dumbass declaration.

It was at that point that I realized I wasn't a dumbass, just a human.

Beer_Slayer - don't be so hard on yourself...

thanks for the vote of confidence. But it's been pretty much known around here for awhile

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:28:48 PM EDT

[#22]

admittting your problem is half the battle...

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:29:14 PM EDT

[#23]

Sorry to hear that...but don't let it get you down.

Just to put it in perspective, last year the fargin' IRS came after us for over $15k and it was a mistake on the part of one of their drones that caused them to send me this very scary letter with some totally incomprehensible forms. They claimed I too had grossly underreported my income. I had submitted two W-2s because the company I had been working for had screwed up during a corporate takeover and had submitted erroneous withholding to them at year's end. Essentially they doubled my income. When I got the first, I quickly realized that it was incorrect and called them on it so they sent another, correct one...but by this time the damage was done and the IRS was lying in wait to get me.

My accountant had a hell of a time fixing that. I ended up owing $37 in interest...so sorry! That was on top of a screwup by my accountant and me that cost me $1100 earlier that year.

So...take heart...you will recover.

Go clean an EBR...it is soooo...calming...(If taken with a lexapro!

)

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:29:31 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Speaking of which, how's that bid for governor going?

so far i have commitments for about 35 write in votes. it would be funny as hell to hear the news reports showing the results have to say...

and some guy name The_beer_slayer has 1% of the vote

I'd probably vote for you, but I live in TN.

Of course, there are places where living out-of-state is considered to be 'a mere technicality' when it comes to voting.......

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:30:04 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
admittting your problem is half the battle...

beernut?!

is that a nic or a venerial disease?

Posted: 12/14/2005 4:32:04 PM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Speaking of which, how's that bid for governor going?

so far i have commitments for about 35 write in votes. it would be funny as hell to hear the news reports showing the results have to say...

and some guy name The_beer_slayer has 1% of the vote

I'd probably vote for you, but I live in TN.

Of course, there are places where living out-of-state is considered to be 'a mere technicality' when it comes to voting.......

if i can get on a democrat ticket i will send you an absentee ballot