Welcome to TMI Tuesday. In the U.S. it is tax season, tax reports are due April 15.

There’s Nothing Sexy About Taxes

Wherever you are in the world, assuming you all pay taxes–income or other types, answer the following questions.

Jack’s Answers

1. Are taxes levied where you live?
Yes, but when I set up my own sovereign nation, which I’m tentatively referring to as the Unified Provinces of Jacksylvania, there will be no taxes, and with it none of the benefits associated with a tax-paying society, including but not limited to trash collection, mail delivery, emergency services, public education, and paved roads. All you “I built this”-spouting red-white-and-blue patriots are welcome to come live there!

2. Do you pay your taxes?
Yes. I’m not Wesley Snipes.

3. This year will you owe taxes or do you expect a refund?
We’re expecting a modest refund. Nothing too spectacular and it’s already been spent, but at least we didn’t have to pay.

4. Have you already filed your taxes?
They’ve been filed. I didn’t do them myself; Jill handles our taxes, paying the bills, and other such tasks. I’m too busy running a business, raising a child, and taking care of the various day-to-day domestic stuff.

5. You are getting a tax refund, which ONE of these would you most likely do with the money?
a. pay off credit cards
b. contribute to retirement savings
c. go on vacation
d. shop for something (car, clothes, household items, etc)
I’m going to go with (a). While this year we did not actually use our refund to pay off our credit cards, it went toward other boring routine expenses.

6. Sometimes you just need to have frivolous, and if you get a windfall from a tax refund, which of ONE of these things would you most likely do? Why?
a. have a big party
b. loan it to family or a friend
c. spend a weekend at an adults-only erotic resort
d. gamble (Lottery tickets, casino)
I’d probably go with (c), spend a weekend at an adults-only erotic resort; that sounds right up my alley and the sort of thing I’d like to do with an unexpected influx of cash. That, or (a), have a big party. I miss the days when Jill and I would throw huge parties with all manner of food and alcohol, and while it’s much more difficult to do so in the smallish abode we currently occupy, I think about those parties often. These days the only big parties we throw are for our daughter’s birthdays, and while these gatherings are definitely expensive, I’d love to throw a party for no discernible reason other than the fact that we enjoy being around our family and friends. So (a) or (c).

Bonus: If you could be a circus performer, which act would you be? (I know soooo random!)
Maybe a juggler. I’m already an expert at handling balls. I may as well get paid for it.

Jill’s Answers

1. Are taxes levied where you live?
Upon reading this question I was curious as to which countries collect no taxes from their citizens, so I did some research and found that the United Arab Emirates, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Andorra, and Monaco are among those that do not. But we don’t live in any of those places. So the answer is yes.

2. Do you pay your taxes?
As I’m sure Jack has already mentioned, yes, we pay our taxes as we are not fans of going to prison.

3. This year will you owe taxes or do you expect a refund?
We got a refund this year, as we do most years.

4. Have you already filed your taxes?
Yes. I am not one to procrastinate, and while I understand that many if not most Americans like to wait until the last minute and then panic, I am very much the sort of woman who believes in getting our taxes filed as soon as the fiscal year ends. Doing our taxes isn’t so complicated that it requires a team of accountants, and I’ve always been good at math so I have no problem sitting down and just getting it done. Plus the peace of mind I get from knowing it’s been taken care of is a huge plus.

5. You are getting a tax refund, which ONE of these would you most likely do with the money?
a. pay off credit cards
b. contribute to retirement savings
c. go on vacation
d. shop for something (car, clothes, household items, etc)
Of the four choices listed, I will probably go with (a), as I generally prefer not to splurge on something like a vacation or other luxury until my responsibilities (i.e. credit card debt, etc.) are taken care of. That’s not to say that I have never done that, but unless the refund is larger than usual, I don’t see the point of putting it toward some major unnecessary expenditure when we’ve got bills to pay.

6. Sometimes you just need to have frivolous, and if you get a windfall from a tax refund, which of ONE of these things would you most likely do? Why?
a. have a big party
b. loan it to family or a friend
c. spend a weekend at an adults-only erotic resort
d. gamble (Lottery tickets, casino)
Okay, this is the larger than usual refund I mentioned earlier. In this case, if we’re talking several thousand dollars or more, I’ll go with (c). I’ve always wanted to visit an adults-only erotic resort, and while we’ve been to sex clubs, kinky parties and the like, I find that I really enjoy the idea of spending an extended period (more than just a few hours) among like-minded people, hopefully watching and being watched, and with any luck sampling my fellow kinksters.

Bonus: If you could be a circus performer, which act would you be? (I know soooo random!)
The sword swallower, of course.

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