Tomorrow is the April 15th deadline for filing federal income tax returns, which means today is tax day eve.
I miss the good old days when I used to prepare a paper tax return and wait in line at the St. Paul post office downtown to mail it. There were protesters and often a circus-like atmosphere, but there was also a sense of camaraderie.
Today it is all done electronically, and it takes less than an hour. I have a process for gathering tax information that takes about three hours. I have to find my expenses and calculate my income and do some math.
The post office building was converted to housing many years ago. There is a small post office downtown on 5th Street but it isn’t anything like the old one. Postal workers were there with carts; we just opened the car window and dropped the tax return into a bin.
As a licensed real estate broker in Minnesota, I can not legally give tax advice. People ask me all kinds of questions about their taxes. I like to remind people about filing for a property tax refund, but those aren’t due until August.
Once the taxes are done and filed, it is time for ice cream and or bourbon.
Good Luck!
