Taxes. I finally finished doing them and paid my dues.
Dues remind me of when I had to pay my dues at Girl Scout club meetings. $3. I was the kind of Girl Scout (Brownie) who had the entire uniform ensemble. Everything from the optional mini waist pouch, down to the orange frill on my knee-high brown socks.
And each week I would eagerly place the $3 into my mini waist pouch, as if it was the greatest thing ever invented.
I wonder how much Girl Scout dues are now?
We found my uniform! I was still able to fit into the blouse.
There were at least 7 different forms that I had to complete this year. When you work abroad, they give you all kinds of extensions for filing, sounds good right? However, payments are due by April 15th for EVERYONE.
Which means... even though we have those extensions, we still need to do all the paperwork by April 15th to figure out how much we should pay. Whooptiedoo.
My friend and I were discussing how the JET Program helps you out with all kinds of things during this journey: your visa, flights, housing, teaching, culture shock, seeing the doctor, etc... BUT they barely touch base with taxes. All I'm asking for is some kind of timeline and list of forms that we should be aware of. That's it. But it's nowhere to be found in any of the thousands of handbooks/manuals that they give us.
So I'm going to try to write up an outline for JETs that are California residents.
I really wish I was more Tax Savvy. I'm kind of upset at myself for being so naive. But instead of whining about it, I'll learn about it.
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Now that you've paid your federal taxes, you can now complain on how those tax dollars are spent. I think your idea of writing or suggesting a tax guide will help future JET personnel.
That uniform brings back memories! You were such a blister on our roasts...had to have the full ensemble didn't you! But it was worth it...think of the stories you can tell.
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