In honor of my first full year feeling the burn of April taxes from freelance writing, please enjoy this tax day lulz from the New York Times Op Art:
Only if these were real deductions:
“That/which deduction: deduct $1 for every grammatical error in a sign or poster that you pointed out to someone else.”
“Sherlock Holmes deduction: Deduct 100 percent of the cost of blockbuster movies you didn’t really want to see”
And glad that these aren’t real:
That whole twitter tax formula, and:
“Delayed Adulthood Penalty: Multiply the number of years since your 25th birthday by the number of roommates you currently have and multiply the results by $-10.”
So I would have owed another $200 just from that alone.
[PS–the head of this post references the band Freelance Whales, who, as of last update, were neither whales nor employed on a freelance basis. Try the song “Hannah” because it’s fun and happy and will make your delayed adulthood seem worthwhile.]
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