The Tax

April 15th marked the second anniversary of 'Black Friday' and I didn't even realize it until stumbling upon Glitlr's most recent blog entry.   

Note that his new book is significantly cheaper than his previous one, probably because I'm not in it.  Royalties are a bitch.

Truth be told, I started this entry with the intention of writing about Black Friday but rehashing the subject doesn't interest me much.  I'm somewhat surprised by that, as I recall being incensed at different times because I was forced to leave friends, family, and country behind but over time my anger has subsided. 

Now paying taxes on my winnings?  That still makes my blood boil.  The past two years I've used a CPA based out of Sacramento, California and he's done a fantastic job finding deductions and such -- but having to pay money to a government that outlawed my profession to "improve" a land that I don't live seems a wee bit unfair.

 

















Speaking of unfair, I received an email from Stars today about some collusive activity in my games, which prompted them to issue a $25.90 refund.  I've always been curious how they calculate that amount, but...

We regret that we will be unable to answer questions as to how your specific credit amount was calculated.

Anyone care to speculate on their formula or if they even have one?