Comments on: I hate taxes, redux http://omegamom.com/2008/03/29/i-hate-taxes-redux/ A "good enough" mom muses about alpha moms, adoption, computers, the State Of The World, Internet quirkiness, and the Kosmik All Thu, 24 May 2012 04:37:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: kris http://omegamom.com/2008/03/29/i-hate-taxes-redux/#comment-8113 kris Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:21:07 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/03/29/i-hate-taxes-redux/#comment-8113 i believe if in your mortgage papers it says the escrow acct is for paying for the taxes it is the mortgage companies responsibility to actually send the $$ in that they have been collecting. i think they can actually get into trouble for keeping money that is supposed to be used for paying bills, like...taxes!! or insurance... i believe if in your mortgage papers it says the escrow acct is for paying for the taxes it is the mortgage companies responsibility to actually send the $$ in that they have been collecting. i think they can actually get into trouble for keeping money that is supposed to be used for paying bills, like…taxes!! or insurance…

]]> By: noreen http://omegamom.com/2008/03/29/i-hate-taxes-redux/#comment-8103 noreen Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:23:34 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/03/29/i-hate-taxes-redux/#comment-8103 I do like the government. Not necessarily the current national goverment, but democracy is not alway a nice, neat business. I think an important part of living in a democracy is knowing what your taxes pay for. We get what we vote for. And, if you vote for imbeciles you get imbeciles. I live where local taxes are high, but our roads are cleared when ever the snow falls, we have great garbage service, great publicly maintained parks, great schools, great libraries, great services all around. As for what happened to the money in Omegamom's escrow account? I don't think it's anything the Omegas did wrong, but I'd get on the phone first thing Monday morning and find out who did do what wrong. The money was there, it sounds like, but someone didn't disburse it appropriately. I do like the government. Not necessarily the current national goverment, but democracy is not alway a nice, neat business. I think an important part of living in a democracy is knowing what your taxes pay for. We get what we vote for. And, if you vote for imbeciles you get imbeciles. I live where local taxes are high, but our roads are cleared when ever the snow falls, we have great garbage service, great publicly maintained parks, great schools, great libraries, great services all around.
As for what happened to the money in Omegamom’s escrow account? I don’t think it’s anything the Omegas did wrong, but I’d get on the phone first thing Monday morning and find out who did do what wrong. The money was there, it sounds like, but someone didn’t disburse it appropriately.

]]> By: Blog Antatonist http://omegamom.com/2008/03/29/i-hate-taxes-redux/#comment-8095 Blog Antatonist Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:24:52 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/03/29/i-hate-taxes-redux/#comment-8095 Ugh. Taxes. Ours are sort of complicated because we have rental property, investments, business write-offs, etc. We finally decided to bite the bullett and let an accountant do it for us. Yes, it's costly, but it's SO worth it. Still, I have to listen to husband bitch and moan for about a week while he gathers up all the applicable paperwork and of course, there is inevitably something missing. It's depressing too to realize just how much of our money goes to the government. I don't even like the government. Ugh. Taxes. Ours are sort of complicated because we have rental property, investments, business write-offs, etc. We finally decided to bite the bullett and let an accountant do it for us. Yes, it’s costly, but it’s SO worth it.

Still, I have to listen to husband bitch and moan for about a week while he gathers up all the applicable paperwork and of course, there is inevitably something missing.

It’s depressing too to realize just how much of our money goes to the government. I don’t even like the government.

]]> By: Johnny http://omegamom.com/2008/03/29/i-hate-taxes-redux/#comment-8087 Johnny Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:38:09 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/03/29/i-hate-taxes-redux/#comment-8087 Actually, I've had it done both ways. I've bought and sold land, I've refinanced two houses, I've had a construction loan and a closed out the construction loan with a conventional mortgage....so I've had lots of experience with closings. In all those closings, I only had one title company say they would take care of the taxes that coming year. It could have been partly due to their "extra" service. Or, it could have been the time of year we closed. But typically (sorry) it is up to the buyer to take care of the taxes. Actually, I’ve had it done both ways. I’ve bought and sold land, I’ve refinanced two houses, I’ve had a construction loan and a closed out the construction loan with a conventional mortgage….so I’ve had lots of experience with closings.

In all those closings, I only had one title company say they would take care of the taxes that coming year. It could have been partly due to their “extra” service. Or, it could have been the time of year we closed. But typically (sorry) it is up to the buyer to take care of the taxes.

]]> By: omegamom http://omegamom.com/2008/03/29/i-hate-taxes-redux/#comment-8031 omegamom Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:08:31 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/03/29/i-hate-taxes-redux/#comment-8031 Johnny--see my update...I looked over the closing papers, and the $$ were definitely there. Unfortunately, they're <i>still</i> there. Grrr. Johnny–see my update…I looked over the closing papers, and the $$ were definitely there. Unfortunately, they’re still there. Grrr.

]]> By: Johnny http://omegamom.com/2008/03/29/i-hate-taxes-redux/#comment-8027 Johnny Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:26:32 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/03/29/i-hate-taxes-redux/#comment-8027 The answer is both the seller and the buyer. In the closing, there should have been an allowance or money back from the seller to the buyer equal to 9/12 of 2007's taxes. The answer is both the seller and the buyer. In the closing, there should have been an allowance or money back from the seller to the buyer equal to 9/12 of 2007’s taxes.

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