General Discussion

I had been burned in the two previous tax years by underwithholding. I made sure to withhould like crazy in 2019. I'm way over what I started out at.

Surprise. A bunch of funds I held declared a special dividend on December 31, 2019. I had underwithheld again.

In addition to what I had already paid, I had to cough up over $5,000 by July 15.

I waited until the last minute. I think I paid up on July 14. I owed on my Virginia return too.

I am not an accountant, but I come from a family of accountants. No one in my family, and they are mostly pretty RW, would ever try to flim flam the IRS the way Trump attempts.

I take every deduction that's allowed. Those are the rules. I play by the rules. I don't try to cheat. There's a big difference. When I sign that return, I can sleep at night.