EB Mafia

[LyceeFruit PE]

...Salty Steve is now @_TheDude_'s new username.  Sorry, not sorry.

DO IT 

 

[LyceeFruit PE]

@SaltySteve and @TheDudeBroAF are both available.

I vote for SaltySteve

 

[Orchid PE]

How does it become a tax write off?

 

[JayKay PE]

so it is. which I had learned AFTER I had purchased a bunch of stuff, had lost the recipts for it, and filed my taxes for the year. So the 2019 stuff is a write-off. Which I will confirm with my new tax professional. Because my mom did my taxes previously. And Boyfriend's step-mom is a CPA and has her own business of doing taxes (and is doing them cheaper than my mom was and will do them better lol)

i'm torn on fighting for reimbursement or just taking the write off. I need to talk to her and see what she suggests. 

I think it depends on your tax bracket/retirement contributions/other stuff, right?  Like, if you do the write off, you might drop a bracket, and thus have less taxes to pay and might get a bigger return?  Is that how it works?

 

[JayKay PE]

How does it become a tax write off?

I think it counts towards education?  

 

[JayKay PE]

TRRRRRIPLE POSt

 

[Orchid PE]

https://strawpoll.com/63s2kfeg

 

[Tiger15]

I'm not too deep into it:


FE Exam


 $     225.00


FL App


 $     230.00


PE Exam


 $     350.00


NCEES Record


 $     175.00


TN App


 $     195.00


Books/Practice


 $  2,000.00


Total


 $  3,175.00

All I got from my company after passing was, *boss looking at certificate* "Well you don't need that here."

I cant' decide if I should react with a cry or a laugh. It's funny and sad at the same time.

 

[MadamPirate PE]

BTW guys, feel free to tell me if I'm being too horrifying - I watch a lot of strange television for what little television I watch. 

 

[LyceeFruit PE]

I think it depends on your tax bracket/retirement contributions/other stuff, right?  Like, if you do the write off, you might drop a bracket, and thus have less taxes to pay and might get a bigger return?  Is that how it works?

That's why I'm gonna talk to her about it 

 

[DLD PE]

Yes I think it counts towards education.

My dad was an accountant (retired now), which is the reason I'm not one. He jokingly (well almost) blatantly refused to let me major in accounting.  He said, "All I have to show for my work is a bunch of numbers on paper.  If you become an engineer you get to see your designs get built and it would be much more rewarding."  So I listened like an *****.  

I do our own taxes through irs.gov/freefile.  It's free and almost as easy to do as TurboTax.  

 

[JayKay PE]

BTW guys, feel free to tell me if I'm being too horrifying - I watch a lot of strange television for what little television I watch. 

Please dial it up.  It sounds like you actually have this planned out slightly, unlike my 'seat of my pants' approach to writing the deaths.  I swear, one day I will have an actual mod round planned out!

 

[Tiger15]

How does it become a tax write off?

I think it counts towards education?  

Unreimbursed work expenses can be used as a tax deduction IF you itemize. Like some jobs make people buy their uniform or buy their own tools. Education expenses can also be tax deductable. So yeah do that.

 

[SaltySteve PE]

...Salty Steve is now @_TheDude_'s new username.  Sorry, not sorry.

If I change my name to that, I've got to change my picture to Pirate Steve

 

[SaltySteve PE]

...Salty Steve is now @_TheDude_'s new username.  Sorry, not sorry.

If I change my name to that, I've got to change my picture to Pirate Steve

 

[Orchid PE]

Sad. My itemized deductions are normally still less than the standard.

 

[MadamPirate PE]

Please dial it up.  It sounds like you actually have this planned out slightly, unlike my 'seat of my pants' approach to writing the deaths.  I swear, one day I will have an actual mod round planned out!

I have a general idea of how people are going to die each day/night. What changes the outcome slightly is what they are. 

ETA: This was my inspiration for @jean15paul_PE's death:

 

[Orchid PE]

https://strawpoll.com/63s2kfeg

According to the poll:

 

[JayKay PE]

If I change my name to that, I've got to change my picture to Pirate Steve

 

[Tiger15]

I was lucky. My company does not require any PEs but still pays for everything as a benefit. They reimburse for all fees plus up to $1500 of preparation (classes, books, supplies, etc). But they refused to pay for my $12 watch. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ And I didn't try to get my stamp reimbursed since they don't need to to stamp anything. But they will pay for continuing education hours.