More fascinating blogging about taxes!

Have you ever had one of those "Eureka" moments? Where something just clicked into your head? How about it happening in a dream, or the moment you wake up? This morning I woke up and the first thing that came into my head was that I didn't claim the sales tax deduction for my house and the car I bought last year. (I know, I know, I'm a total geek.) I'll have to file an amended return, but it should save me another couple of thousand dollars. This is probably the first time having a tax professional do my taxes would have made a difference, but the cost far outweighs the interest I lost in overpaying last year.

Also, on my previous post about this year's taxes, I neglected to include the sales tax on my new car. I always fill out my tax forms and then wait a week or so and review them again. I usually catch one or two things that way.