Let's call it reparations

The tax returns for my half sister were pretty easy, though we still don't know if she filed 2016 or not. Seems she got skipped a year. She can't find any docs for it, nor can her accountant. She tried to request transcript online and over the phone, with the IRS, but no luck, I'm guessing because she lives out of the U.S. So, she is requesting by mail. Or maybe we should just file it. She seems pretty organized and if she had filed it would have a copy.

The other part I don't have any familiarity with is her accountant filed an "FBAR" filing for her every year too, so I need to figure out how that works. Something to do with reporting she has a foreign bank account, but only if balance ever exceeds $10,000.

IRS tax forms are ridiculous. I had her 2017, and 2015 to see as an example. On that short and easy 1040 form there was spots to list your foreign address. In 2018 if you had a foreign mailing address, you had to fill out another form, just for that, to attach. Then 2019 it went back to like 2017. The form 2555-EZ to report her foreign earned income/exclusion changes every year, too. But for the most part it's just reporting her income, then showing it as a deduction to zero out her taxable income, so she doesn't owe the US anything (God knows she's already probably pays a bunch to Canada).

She is eligible for the US stimulus money. I was telling dd about that and she's like no offense, but that just doesn't seem right! I said I know. She's lived in Canada since a little kid and has never had to pay a dime in US taxes. I said I'm chalking it up as "reparations for having a really crappy U.S. Dad" LOL!! One that never paid her mom any child support, just like he never paid my mom.

It was sunny and warm yesterday so dh quickly got a lawn mowing in. Good thing, as it's back to rain, or at least it rained last night.

Last night dh watched some racing channel he subscribes to on his computer and I watched the season finale of Manifest. It was a 2 hour show and quite the cliffhanger. I read that NBC still hasn't renewed it for a season 4. I'm going to be really mad to have watched this show for 3 seasons and not find out what it is all about, LOL.

I'm still debating on a new ipad or ipad mini....or just get a kindle reader....I don't know. I have loved my ipad mini all these years, but it can barely do anything now, it's so old. I tried using my moms, but it's not much newer, though is better. But, still too old to like download some apps. But, I can get YoutubeTV on it, so sometimes use it to watch shows, when I don't want to turn on the big tv. I still use my ipad mini for reading ebooks from the library. and some for looking at Facebook while I'm chilling in the evenings, but half the time I look at my phone instead. It's like I have 3 devices, which is getting annoying. I have read that the kindle is best for just reading and best on the eyes. But, my ipads are too old now to update for many apps now.

Well, time to shower and do house cleaning.