Why do people scream about taxes?

So I'm setting up to pay my quarterly estimated taxes and file my end of year.

It took me a grand total of 45 minutes to pull together the last couple of pieces and drop it off with the accountant. All organized and ready to go.

How is this hard?

And yes, my accountant is very well versed in the specific taxes in dealing with trucking and business owning in general.

 

People not on this forum, actually. Other O/O's I know locally. Constantly rushing around trying to pull together their logs, their receipts, and all their other paperwork just to run down to the H&R Block guy cause "I kin got mah ree-fund faster!"

First of all, how are you getting a refund while owning a business? Overpaying your quarterly Estimated? That's just giving the government a free loan!

Secondly, just how hard is it to keep your paperwork organized on a regular basis? I record my receipts and file everything at the end of every day in an expanding file, then file everything at the house first thing when I get home. Files and summaries go to the accountant every quarter.

Seriously, this isn't hard. Organization and discipline makes life so much easier, especially as a business owner.