This song is stuck in my head this morning. Particularly at about :44 and then at :52. And also the whole damn song and musical. No particular reason. open.spotify.com/album/2utlHy... No, I'm not religious. Just a fan of Literature in all of its many forms. And also voting. Go vote!

Me: Why the f*ck is the mileage doubling on the return!? Also me: Oh f*ck me I input an adjust figure and I even flagged it to resolve later. #TaxBS

The passion with which I despise Intuit is great. You'd think I'd run away from their software with how much I despise them. But, for now, they still offer the most viable fully cloud-based tax software.

I attend these goofy, "conferences," where everything is pre-recorded because they're about the only way to get certain information from Intuit. But I am so tired of having to guess which sessions might actually have helpful information and balancing that with GSD and getting no CE from it.

Excuse me while I have a mild temper tantrum. Don't steal other people's content. That is all. For now.

When did LinkedIn become a dating service? I am so incredibly disturbed by this.

I wanted the Pumpkin Spice. I did not select refund. It was replaced with Caramel Macchiato. It's fine. It's small. But no Pumpkin Spice in sight for me.

Some days, the coffee you have every day is extra good. There's no reason for it. It's the same coffee. Same brewing method. Same creamer as the rest of the week. But it *is* better/different. Today is one of those days.

I cannot catch a break and I really need one. Today a painting project in our, "breezeway," sent all the fumes inside and we can't be in there. I had an asthma attack. My youngest was crying it smelled so bad by the time she was packed up.

Jury duty notice. It starts on 10/15. #TaxBS

It's coffee shop day and I signed up for a webinar. But Ignition you're using an app that's forcing me to use portrait mode and this ridiculous set up. Why not use a fully functional webinar app so your attendees can have a better experience? #TaxBS

14yo: "oh so they want them to be uneducated and more easily controlled." No, he's not parroting us. He's taking in information and using logic to draw conclusions.

TFW you find the damned button. #TaxBS

I stuck my foot in it again #TaxBS. I don't know why I open my big fat mouth. But I did and oh is it gross. Might need to rinse my mouth out with some Jonathan Coultan.

Hey #TaxBS Proconnect Tax users: who else is irritated by the impossible to read details of the input fields in a search?

Guess I’m buying another fountain pen…

I guess his ERC grift was too much? Or that he professed he wanted the IRS to work for/with people wasn't cruel enough? #TaxBS

Me: Reading my email. I'm at least 99% certain a client did not nominate me for some vanity award. Where's the catch. Ah! Yes. There it is: $3,000 and the award is mine. No thank you.

Me: let me just finish this email I started before calling it quits for the night. Also me: ah shit I need to think about that. This question is harder than I thought. Damnit. This is a Friday problem now!? Ugh.

Twenty minutes into a webinar and we're still not at the meat of it. I'm bored. Please just show me the new features.

A semi-regular reminder for a goodly portion of what we deal with #TaxBS open.spotify.com/track/1yHXUD...

Who are my other superhuman users out there rejoicing and basking in the out of office feature being available in superhuman? #TaxBS

Reading summaries and I'm disgusted. Let the SWers have their tip deductions. #TaxBS

This is my Rep. I'm constantly proud of her. She hit the ground running and has consistently been fighting for us. Can you say the same of your Congressional Representative? If not, you should be able to! Hold them accountable.

Okay fountain pen users. Has anyone received the Birmingham Pen Co Cold Snap and swatched and sampled it? Just a sentence sample would make me happy. I'm looking but not finding (and, yes, I'll keep looking and leave a link here if I find it swatched with a writing sample?

Me: Can I please get within $5? I'll even take $50? Universe: Best I've got is $700 Me: Fine. I'll keep pushing this damn Reconciliation.

Vagueskying here on purpose. #TaxBS if you have a few minutes to help me photosynthesize a not tax agency POA situation, I'd super appreciate it.

It's a bad idea to remind someone that this is not a Wendy's, right? #TaxBS

Nothing quite like resetting the day at 1130 with a handful of jelly belly

When the cruelty is the point of policy, that cruelty has to be dealt with by the people supporting you. When that cruelty extends into tax policy, it extends to tax law and, ultimately, your very tired tax preparers. #TaxBS

Today's a good day to scream into the void, right? Right? screamintothevoid.com

You have more power than you think. Add your voice, especially if your Republican Representative voted to pass this the first time around and later made statements of regret for not reading or understanding what they were voting on.

You can't modernize systems without funding. You can't modernize systems by cutting IT support. #fundtheirs #blockbillylong #taxbs

Hey #TaxBS is anyone else having trouble accessing QBSE for a client? Yes, I know, it's not a great product. New potential client. I have to start somewhere. But I keep getting a Bad Request/404 error whenever I attempt to access their books.

#TaxSky Yup!

The GOP plan kicks 8.6 million off of Medicaid. Rural hospitals will suffer, kids will lose care & people will get sick, all to give billionaires tax breaks. Medicaid is a promise to take care of each other. Trump wants to break it. Families lose, billionaires win. I’m a Hell NO!

So much fun when you get a renewal notice in the mail, complete with a thick and shiny advertisement, a week after renewing. Super great use of advertising dollars Intuit.

Market Based Sourcing (Economic Nexus) is not new. I am so tired of tax preparers being mad that they have to do this, and they may be subject to these rules. #TaxBS

There is nothing quite like the first sip of coffee in the morning.

Hey #TaxBS! I want to address the feed issue many of you (and myself) are experiencing. The feed @illumas.bsky.social set up for is is a free service. He did something for free using a free service so we could have an experience a bit closer to what we may have been used to on #TaxTwitter. 1/x

Not me marking something as unhelpful because the grammar is terrible and that offends me.

Don't answer the phone. It's not going to be something fun or exciting or anything you want. It's going to be a sales call for something completely irrelevant. #TaxBS

Explaining tax brackets and progressive versus regressive tax to the 13yo at dinner. Grant d, he has an advantage because of what I do. But he's understanding this with ease. The nightmare tarrifs are sending us into is so astronomical.

Ah yes. May. When tax preparers sign their lives away for next tax season that doesn't start until January. #TaxBS

I don't want to make decisions. I don't want to do free tax planning because it's the right thing to do. I don't want to remind clients, constantly, that (a) I need information and (b) I am a human.

This was a fun email in my inbox this morning. #TaxBS

Reaffirming and reminding myself that software that doesn't have pricing transparency is not for me. Part of evaluating software is knowing the cost. Software selection is all about identifying needs and compromises. Cost is one of those.

It's the little things on the day after tax day that are delightful. Sleeping in. Cleaning all the filth and clutter off and around my desk. Cleaning the bathroom. Tossing some things in the laundry. And all of that done guilt-free. #TaxBS