Day 32 - Here We Go Again

[wolfsbride]

Because the end of January fell on a Sunday this year, the actual deadline for Corporate Tax is midnight tonight. Guess who forgot that. So while I'm busily finishing off the tax returns I have data for, she's doing her usual nothing/dragging me away from my work. Then she goes off to exercise. While she's gone I get my stuff finished and printed. When she comes back from exercising, the following occurs.



Me: So, are we driving these down tonight or are we going to call them late?

Boss: *stares blankly* They're late already aren't they???

Me: No. The deadline is tonight.

Boss: *brushes it off* Oh well. They don't owe anything, do they??!

Me: No. But they'll still get a late filing penalty even if they don't owe.

Boss: Well.... How much is it?

Me: Ten percent.

Boss: *triumphant look* OF WHAT THEY OWE! AND THEY DON'T OWE!

Me: Yes. It's ten percent of what they owe. OR ten percent of what they get back. It'll come off their refund. It means it will be less than what we told them. *I wait to see how she's going to get out of that*

Boss: *curses and swears* Fine! We'd better go then! *curses and swears some more* *stomps around a bit*

*** THEN A CHANGE OF PLANS ****

Boss: I'm not going to drive all the way down there tonight! I don't care if they're late! I'll refund the cost of the penalty! *stomps off to make dinner*



You can be sure when the next billing cycle comes around, I WILL be reminding her she said that. >