by Cassie Howard | Oct 19, 2017 | Blogging |
I just found out that my business taxes from 2011-2012 weren’t filed and the government is pissed and wants their money. I didn’t realize they weren’t filed. I have no idea why I wouldn’t file them… Nonetheless, I have 2 years of business taxes that need to be filed, like, yesterday. At first, I was pissed. How the hell could I let this happen? What the hell is wrong with me? Why did I not file??? Then I started placing blame. On my accountant at the time, mostly. But then quickly put the blame back on me, where it belongs. It was my responsibility to be on top of this stuff and I wasn’t. I spoke to my new accountant about it and he is estimating, with taxes owing, interest, and penalties, I’m looking at a $10,000 punch in the face. Sigh. I’m not mad anymore. I’m not upset about it. Because I’ve learned to control my emotions and take hold of them when they start to get out of control (meaning: when I start slipping into a negative headspace). I know that there’s a lesson for me here. It’s not even about the money. I can make $10,000 in a day if I want to. I have more than enough to pay the outstanding taxes right now. That’s not the problem. The problem is that I didn’t even know this had been missed. And I don’t like it when I miss things! I’m not happy to foot a $10,000 bill unexpectedly, but you know what? I’m happy for the experience. Because I know I’m going to learn an important lesson from it. One...
