Tax Return Tactics

When dealing with the soul-sucking abyss of paperwork and forms, it's essential to have a strategy in place. Here are some tax return tactics to consider:

• Use color-coded highlighters to differentiate between income and expenses.
• Categorize deductions by category (e.g., medical, charitable, and "creative expenses" – aka "I spent $100 on artisanal cat food, and it's a legitimate tax write-off, I swear!").
• Keep a "Miscellaneous" folder for those hard-to-categorize items, like "cat hairball removal services" or "extreme sports injuries."
• Don't forget to claim your "Professional Organizer" fee as a legitimate expense (even though it's really just a euphemism for "someone else's laundry").
• Use a highlighter to highlight the parts of the form that say "Don't worry, just fill it out, and we'll sort it out later."

Remember, tax returns are like a game of "Bureaucratic Etiquette," where the goal is to appear organized while secretly having no idea what you're doing. May the odds be ever in your favor!