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Finished taxes and Hospital things
11 years ago
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Things that for whatever reason, I feel need to be said in an addendum to my profile in a blog-type fashion.
Since this is the first year that I cannot be claimed as a dependent, I filed my own taxes for the first time, but of course, with some coaching from my father. I'm sending my Property Tax Refund back to my parents though, since they paid my rent for most of 2013 when I was still in school, so that will cut my return down by roughly 25% to 30%, but I'm still happy with what I'm getting back.
However, looking at all the sections related to foreign income, I can completely understand why many former U.S. citizens have renounced their citizenship... specifically, ones who live abroad or spend most of their time in foreign countries. Even if you never set foot in the U.S.A. or earn a single penny from the U.S.A. during the year, U.S. Tax forms still require you to report all of your foreign-earned income and they will expect you to pay them for it... even though you're already paying taxes on your income for the country you're in. The only way to get out of paying taxes for the U.S.A. legally is to renounce your U.S. citizenship.
Also, as for the hospital update, I'm no longer taking my Vicodin pain-killers, most of my energy is back, and my abdominal pain is all gone. For the most part, I can use my abdominal muscles again, though twisting, jerking, or stretching in certain ways can still cause some pain in the area where my gall bladder used to be. I imagine that won't be fully recovered for at least another week or two.
On a sad note, I have no idea where my copy of Animal Crossing: New Leaf, has gone. I've really been wanting to play it. I love the Mass Effect series, but I've played it to death since I finally got around to re-doing save-files starting from Mass Effect 1 (since it was made available for PS3).
On a less sad note, the tax refund will come in very handy... I'll probably be putting much of it towards a new computer, and perhaps towards a PS4... though there are no games I currently want to buy for it. I've considered investing in a Wii U, but we shall see. I'm looking forward to the New Super Smash Siblings game, but is that really enough to merit buying the Wii U when I already have a 3DS XL?
However, looking at all the sections related to foreign income, I can completely understand why many former U.S. citizens have renounced their citizenship... specifically, ones who live abroad or spend most of their time in foreign countries. Even if you never set foot in the U.S.A. or earn a single penny from the U.S.A. during the year, U.S. Tax forms still require you to report all of your foreign-earned income and they will expect you to pay them for it... even though you're already paying taxes on your income for the country you're in. The only way to get out of paying taxes for the U.S.A. legally is to renounce your U.S. citizenship.
Also, as for the hospital update, I'm no longer taking my Vicodin pain-killers, most of my energy is back, and my abdominal pain is all gone. For the most part, I can use my abdominal muscles again, though twisting, jerking, or stretching in certain ways can still cause some pain in the area where my gall bladder used to be. I imagine that won't be fully recovered for at least another week or two.
On a sad note, I have no idea where my copy of Animal Crossing: New Leaf, has gone. I've really been wanting to play it. I love the Mass Effect series, but I've played it to death since I finally got around to re-doing save-files starting from Mass Effect 1 (since it was made available for PS3).
On a less sad note, the tax refund will come in very handy... I'll probably be putting much of it towards a new computer, and perhaps towards a PS4... though there are no games I currently want to buy for it. I've considered investing in a Wii U, but we shall see. I'm looking forward to the New Super Smash Siblings game, but is that really enough to merit buying the Wii U when I already have a 3DS XL?
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