Got our vehicle back and filed the taxes
    17 years
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Life is full of obstacles and sometimes it's simply rewarding to have them in the rearview.
What was supposed to take 1.5 days, took 2 weeks. Wife's 2025 vehicle needed the upper evaporator case replaced. Took one month for dealer to get the part. Symptom was no heat on passenger side. It involved complete removal of the dash, evacuation of ac refrigerant, draining of coolant, replacement of the evaporator case (I've learned from YouTube this is the big box that has openings and flaps to control left, right, defrost, vent, floor, recirculate, heat, AC), refill and bleed cooling system, recharge AC system, all thanks to a mfg defect where the doors can't open or close properly due to a high spot on the plastic.
I mailed the PA taxes on Saturday, and just e-Filed the Federal. Owe'd big time and even did 1 estimated payment. Very disappointing but I tell myself this is how it works, the fact that you did not know makes zero difference, taxes and death are not avoidable, so just pay (five figures). I fully intend on having the 4 estimated payments refunded a year from now.
Most importantly, however, it's nice to know the Flyers are in the playoffs. A reminder there is lots of good in this world that we can look forward to.
Estimated Payments
Most of my income is predictable, and I have sufficient withholding taken out for those. Accurate prediction of investment income is more problematic, especially since capital gains are paid in December (hard to predict a year ahead). Luckily, I can download CSV files with the YTD earnings. Every quarter, I download and process the CSV files to adjust my estimated payments accordingly. Haven't been hit with a penalty yet.
Mark