QUOTE (Wakal @ May 10 2008, 11:35 PM)

I use Turbotax/business. Deposited my refund (part II) last night, and my wife just bought a new camera about ten minutes ago for $970. Go figure. Nice camera, though (Canon Rebel XTI with a bunch of extra stuff).
Now if I could just convince the local school extortionists (err, board) that the huge fees stolen (err, taxed) from me per year that funds the local liberal indoctrination facility (err, school) do nothing for me in that since I do not have, nor have I ever had, children, that they should send a couple of kids over to mow my lawn every two weeks so at least I get some use out of the little bastards
Alex
I feel your pain on the property taxes. When we lived in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, our property taxes went up every year and almost tripled in 10 years. The taxing authorities get back at you for the fact that there is no state income tax. The Professional tax is also a sneaky thing, too, in Texas. They levy a tax on all so called "professions" such as accountants, doctors, lawyers, etc. Yes, it is not much, but it is another tax.
The tax that I hate the most is the personal property tax. They levy a pretty stout one here in NC on cars. First, you paid taxes on the money earned to buy or lease the car, then you paid sales tax on the acquisition, then, to add insult to injury, they send you a nice bill every spring to tax you for having the car. Ugh!