

That’s great, I’d love to have my docs that early! I think I had to wait til nearly the end of February for some of my 1099s this year.


That’s great, I’d love to have my docs that early! I think I had to wait til nearly the end of February for some of my 1099s this year.


I don’t think I’ve ever gotten my W2 before the end of January


Some providers do digital distribution now. I didn’t get any physical documents from my employer or investment account, just PDFs this year.


I don’t think it’s possible to do taxes in January, most places don’t have documents ready before the end of the month. I had to wait a few extra weeks for the documents from my investment account too, so not everything is always available on Jan 31.
I did mine in February this year. I’ll probably wait and do it later next year, like mid-March, as I ended up missing a document that would have slightly increased my state return (not enough to go through the headache of fixing it).
Last year, I needed an extension, as it was first time doing it myself and my situation was fairly complex.


Not spooky per se, but it scared the shit out of me:
I was 16 or 17 at the time and worked for a DJ pushing road cases and setting up/striking equipment. One winter weekend, upon striking everything after a wedding, I stepped outside around 2am to find myself in the middle of a blizzard. I had borrowed my dad’s F250 with AWD for the evening, so in my infinite wisdom, I decided it would be fine to drive the 20 or so miles home.
There was absolutely nobody on the road, not even plows/salt trucks. Like many teenagers, though, I thought I was invincible, so I drove way faster than was reasonable in those conditions. About halfway back, I’m on an overpass across a major highway and hit a patch of ice. Cue the fishtail, then panic as my life flashed before my eyes. I ended up spinning about 2.25 revolutions, and come to stop perpendicular to the road with a few inches between my front bumper and the outer barrier of the overpass. Too bad I wasn’t wearing brown pants.
I managed to get the rest of the way home without incident, but I have never taken any chances driving in suspect conditions again- I figure I used up all my luck surviving that event.
Almost any monitor can do that. If the stand won’t rotate, get one with a VESA-compatible mount and you can just rotate the mounting plate, since the bolt pattern is a square.