For the light hearted part first, in August we bought baby chicks with the goal of having fresh eggs. The August purchase was a result of unfortunate poultry carnage which was incurred by the paws of a neighborhood critter who remains on the loose. (Yes, the old chickens were in a house for which the door was secured, yet said critter still found a way in and left chicken carnage in its wake). So it's January now, right? And we had yet to see an egg from said now not-so-baby chicks. I would share encouraging-ish thoughts with the "girls" that it was time to stop freeloading and start shelling out the eggs. They kinda' clucked contentedly and cocked their little chicken heads at me as if to say "dude, what's your problem again?" But finally yesterday I found 2 small eggs in their house (which thanks to heavy duty construction from my wife and son, is now possibly the most secure chicken house in North America). So the chickens (at least a couple of them) finally did the next right thing. It's a commonly known phrase, but sometimes when our worlds get rocked it's easy to feel like we're free-falling. This concept can apply to the world of tax even, where given the way the IRS has been so backed up, if we have a tax matter to resolve, it can feel like we're hanging in the wind. But paralysis rarely ends well, so whether it's "real life" or just the world of tax, there's always the next right thing to seek out and do. If you're in the twilight zone with a tax matter, one possible helpful tool is at www.irs.gov/account. It looks like there's a bit of work involved, but this at least can help exhaust the available options. And if I can help feel free to reach out. I can't fix the IRS backlog but we can discuss if there's a "right thing" to be doing in the meantime. Have a great day!
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