Honestly this is quite appropriate. I imagine the amount of drinking done by the general populace increase quite a bit around tax season. And I believe this year with the compounded problems of a failing economy, drinking will probably at an all time high just prior to April 15th.

If they really did understand tax season, that TaxCut software display would be next to the Vaseline.

The IRS would rather have you dry.

I need something better than Bud Light after taxes, but hey it's a start!

@Applekid:

Or Jack Daniels

damn you, I was going to say that.

step 1: get liquored up
step 2: stare at turbo tax
step 3: get more liquored up

Should be a display of Bartles & James or Zima. What I used to get chicks liquored up and easy back in HS.

Too funny.

I an accountant at a CPA firm. With the upcoming marathon due to 1099's getting out late this year, there won't be too many nights I won't want a beer or two after getting home late.

Wow $12 for an 18-pack!

I think this is completely appropriate. I mean I bet if you were to look at the statistics, the amount of drinking done increases as April 15th comes closer.

I got a nice little refund of about $1500 myself. I prefer not to give the government an interest free loan though, so once I saw how much I was getting back, I had my withholding adjusted.

I'm getting about $100 more per paycheck now that goes into savings, and my refund should only be about $70 next year.

I like tax season. It still means money for me.

My mother acts really proud of me for getting my taxes done within a week or two of getting my all my forms, but this makes no sense. Why would I postpone something that gets me money?

The act of preparing my taxes becomes slightly more painful each year. I don't think it will ever be "case of Bud Light painful" though.

I used to love tax season until I wrote the wrong deduction and ended up owing over $800. After that happy little payment plan ended I swore I'd be more vigilant.

I worked as a contractor for two companies, so will likely owe more this year. Now I hate taxes with a burning passion and to top it off, I lost my 1099MISC forms when I moved. God knows when I'll be done with this nightmare.

Oh, how I long for my carefree 1040EZ days... tear.

That reminds me; I need to call my tax preparer and get that going.

No, I can't do my own. I mess up.

@HogwartsAlum: I'm going to sound like a shill but I thought the exact same thing before a coworker introduced me to TurboTax. I've done 4 filings via TT now and can't imagine paying someone to do my taxes for me anymore.

The only downside is that we paid $60+$20+$20 for TT (state filings are $20/state) a week before NewEgg advertised it, including one state filing, for ~$45.

I finally got my taxes done last night, after finally getting one of my 1099's straightened out, thank you Bank of America for delaying me for three weeks *flips the bird*

TaxCut is the way to go, but I'd pair it with Guinness.

Don't use TurboTax, it's so messed up that greatest economic mind in American can't figure it out.

I got my refund of $12K a few weeks ago. Disney World here I come!

@HogwartsAlum:

The key is do the taxes BEFORE the beer.

Odd, that looks just like H&R Block's Canadian tax software display.

@Starfury: Jack Daniels makes lube? They're full service now.

@HogwartsAlum: I used to think that till I tried TurboTax. Now I swear by it.

I love Turbo Tax. Our tax is fairly easy, although we have lots of deductions. I got both the fed and state done in a couple of hours. Fed filing is free this year so I sent it right in and our refund was in savings within 8 days. They wanted an outrageous amount to e-file the state, so I mailed it since California doesn't know when it'll give out its tax refunds this year.

We actually made less this year than last year, stayed with the same exemptions, and now suddenly owe $500 extra in taxes. I feel better knowing that the money we cannot afford is going to pay for somebody's 45 million dollar mansion. Life is good.

I'll second turbo tax, but I would have missed the tax credit (loan) from the housing act of 2008 had I not gone looking for it.

I way over withheld last year. I bought a house in October and was taking advantage of the 2008 $7500 credit and dropped my withholding substantially the last quarter to try to get some of it early. I ended up getting unexpected long term capital gains after a company was acquired that added quite a bit to my tax liability, and STILL got back $8600. I have put my withholding back to somewhere in between the two numbers (per Turbo Tax, should have done that last year).