tax timeWell, all the forms have finally arrived and I can now start in on the 2009 income Tax Return. This time, the preparation will be as complex as it can be for us since the 2009 tax year was a hybrid of employment and retirement. I counted a half-dozen 1098 and 1099 forms in addition to the last W-2 form I expect to receive, hopefully, forever. The 2010 tax year should be a little less complicated.

I mentioned in a December post that I got a sneak preview of the 2009 liability which dulled my Christmas spirit somewhat. So, like Don Corleone, I insist on hearing bad news as soon as possible. I’m doing the Turbo Tax Interview stuff as I write this, so I should have a rough cut in a day or so. Then, if the news is really bad, I might file the Daschle/Geithner Alternative Tax form (not included with my copy of Turbo Tax as was the case with Tim Geithner’s copy).

More developments as they occur . . .