Most Tedious Task

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By Anna
@LadyDuck (472004)
Switzerland
April 10, 2016 4:14am CST
What is the most tedious task in your opinion? For me it's something that comes once a year, filling tax forms. Both yesterday and this morning I only had a very little time for myLot, but finally the tax forms are filled and ready to be sent. How is your Sunday? We have a beautiful sunny day, I plan to work a little in the garden in the afternoon.
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@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
My Sunday is doing well. Our boxing Champ won again and I had to work only in the morning. Hmmm, most tedious task I have to do is cleaning my room. I don't allow our maid to do the cleaning of my room. there are just things that i don't want her to touch at all. I find it really tedious to be cleaning it. As with taxes, I have a book keeper to do that for me.
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@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
@LadyDuck great for you. I have never done my tax ever at all. It's not as complicated when I was just an employee, but I just don't do it. I'm lazy. And our family always have a book keeper that we depend on.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
@toniganzon I am a business accountant, we worked as self employer all our life. For me it's not too complicated to fill those forms.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
Our tax forms are so easy to fill that it's not worth paying someone to do the job.
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
10 Apr 16
I guess when you have a company business, that can be really tedious. That's why many people prefer to get a tax consultant to do the tedious work for them, right? I can't think of any tedious work, but accounting is definitely not my favorite, I suppose I just don't like tedious work.
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• United States
11 Apr 16
@LadyDuck luckily it's just once a year
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
12 Apr 16
@infatuatedbby Oh my, it would be horrible if those forms had to be filled more times in a year.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
I cannot say that I spend days filling forms, but I hate so much to do this job.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Apr 16
I did have a period of completing tax forms on a regular annual basis, but those are now in the past. It used to be particularly annoying that I would state that I was single, then had to enter the amount of income for my wife in several dozen sections.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
10 Apr 16
@LadyDuck It was the part that always used to annoy me the most. I ended up writing Nil several times on each page for my wife.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
This is the silly part of the forms, they ask plenty of questions that has nothing to do with your actual situation.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
@Asylum I wonder why they do not allow you to skip all those pages as you stated that you are "single".
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• United States
10 Apr 16
Paperwork of any kind. I love that most of our household paperwork is now accomplished online, paperfree. I am improving my system for tax accounting. Each year, it gets easier and involves less paper. Whew.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
We still have to fill forms, for the moment we do not have the possibility to submit our taxes online. I am very organized now, one day I collect all the data I need and the second day in half an hour I fill the forms.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 Apr 16
@ElizabethWallace Well I have a degree as Business Consultant, even if I do not like to fill those forms, it's not a difficult task to do.
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• United States
10 Apr 16
@LadyDuck I hire it done. I do not do well with forms. They make me crazy. It is best for me to organize my information and give it in a simple list to the guy who does not go crazy doing it.
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@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 16
MyLot seems to be really slow today but otherwise it's been a good day. I can't think of anyone who enjoys filling in tax forms.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
I do not think that people like to fill forms in general and taxes are the least favorite forms.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
@JudyEv Everything I need from the Bank is online, I printed what I needed, all the rest is pretty easy.
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@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Apr 16
@LadyDuck Often with taxes there seemed to some piece of paper - a receipt or a bank statement - that was missing.
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@JMAndres (702)
• Zamboanga City, Philippines
10 Apr 16
I never tried filling tax forms. @@ I guess it is really a tiresome task. Cleaning the house is one of the most tedious task for me. :)
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
It's not a difficult task, but it's a boring task. I hate washing the dishes after dinner.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
@JMAndres Water shortage is a serious problem, we have sometimes this problem in summer.
@JMAndres (702)
• Zamboanga City, Philippines
10 Apr 16
@LadyDuck oh. @@ I also don't want to wash dishes especially now because we're having water shortage in my city. @@
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@shaggin (72184)
• United States
8 Feb 17
I think the most tedious task I have to do is the dishes. I hate doing them!
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@shaggin (72184)
• United States
8 Feb 17
@LadyDuck I usually stall it off to once a day and then they are so old up I feel even more overwhelmed at having to do them.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
9 Feb 17
@shaggin I do not wash the breakfast dishes, but I was them with the lunch dishes and then I wash immediately the dinner dishes.
@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
8 Feb 17
I also hate to do the dishes, even because this is something we must do every day, twice a day.
@allknowing (137553)
• India
10 Apr 16
I have a post here about the most difficult task for me and that is to fill up the medical reimbursement. form.
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@allknowing (137553)
• India
10 Apr 16
@LadyDuck A lifetime limit is set for variou categories and hence we have to provide bills and prescriptions.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
This is very easy here, we are allowed to ask for a fixed amount for medical reimbursement, that correspond to a little more that what we paid for the medical insurance. I have checked and I get more asking for this than asking for what I really paid.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
@allknowing We have not because all the medical bills and prescriptions are sent directly to our health insurance.
• United States
10 Apr 16
The most tedious paperwork task for me every year is the resigning and rereading of the many pages of inept bureaucratic garbage that is on this lease.
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• United States
11 Apr 16
@LadyDuck They love to know it all here with all their papers Anna, yet they lack true education to avoid waste. Love to aggravate people..they are quite ignorant and useless in their pursuits.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 Apr 16
@TiarasOceanView You are right, they love to aggravate people. What a stupid attitude.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 Apr 16
This is annoying too, I wonder why they do not pay more attention and avoid to waste money sending papers.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
11 Apr 16
I do find filing tax forms tedious, but then I did them professionally for 8 years as an accountant. On a regular basis the task I find most tedious is folding laundry. I don't know why, but folding laundry sets my teeth on edge and I get so aggravated.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
11 Apr 16
@LadyDuck Isn't that funny? I don't mind washing dishes.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
12 Apr 16
@DWDavis I can fold your laundry if you wash my dishes.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 Apr 16
I also has a degree as business consultant, it's easy for me to file the tax forms, but it's something I hate. Folding laundry does not bother me, washing dishes does.
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• United States
10 Apr 16
i've yet to e'en start out taxes, somethin' rare fer myself. i've usually got'em done by the first week'f february. i've jest no desire to know't the moment what we're gonna owe'n tax penalties fer not havin' health insurance - somethin' we can't afford. spent the mornin' out with the horses, putterin' 'round my wee sanctuary, snappin' pics 'n e'en brought some sewin' outdoors 'til the winds returned. 'tis calmed down a bit now 'n i'm thinkin' 'f headin' back out.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
12 Apr 16
@crazyhorseladycx Oh no, I do not want to see tax forms for a full year now. Today is a beautiful day, I plan to stay outside and work in the garden a few hours.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 Apr 16
We usually receive the forms to fill the first week of March and they have to be completed by the end of April. This year I did not wait until the last day, I am glad it's over. Spending the morning outdoors with the horses is a beautiful way to spend a Sunday. In the afternoon I have worked a little in the garden.
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• United States
11 Apr 16
@LadyDuck wanna come' tackle mine? lol, i'm nearly outta time to get'em done. shameful, i know. today'd been a perfect day fer such a chore's the cold winds've howled 'n nary a glimpse'f sunshine. alas, i jest aint'n the mood fer such. glad'ja got to get out'n yer garden :D
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• Midland, Michigan
11 Apr 16
Although getting taxes ready is tedious, all bookkeeping and filing is just as tedious in my opinion. And, maybe even more tedious than taxes for some it can be put off indefinitely At least at tax time, the things I need for that get worked through, but then usually it goes on a pile for finishing later. This time, I actually boxed up my 2015 and 2014 work. I just have a few more areas to go through to make sure it's all in those boxes.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
14 Apr 16
@MarshaMusselman It's warming up a little here, but I would not guess that the cold season is over. Until the second week of May we can still have cold days.
@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 Apr 16
You are right all bookkeeping and filing is tedious, there is not a big difference in filling tax forms. I am so glad that I finished.
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• Midland, Michigan
14 Apr 16
@LadyDuck I need to remember to do some quarterly forms soon. I tend to forget the first quarter because we don't begin working with our employees more hours until April, generally, and I forget about that first quarter. With the extended snowy season we're getting a later start this year. I'm hoping we can fill in the week next with lots of work as I took off from my other job, but customers may not be ready just yet since it's just beginning to warm up now.
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@TheHorse (220093)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Apr 16
Yep. Getting taxes done.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
12 Apr 16
@TheHorse When our friend computer let us down it's a serious problem. I hope the problem is fixed now.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 Apr 16
I am glad that I did. I set as a goal not to pass the mid April, now I feel more relaxed.
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@TheHorse (220093)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Apr 16
@LadyDuck We're still working on mine. My friend's computer was down the other day.
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• Philippines
10 Apr 16
Lucky for me it is the company who does the filing of tax. But all in all my job lately has become so tedious. I need to go out on client calls, meetings, and presentations. In the office I have proposals to make and all other reports.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
We are retirees now, it's not a very difficult job to fill the forms, but there are still a lot of numbers to write down.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
@nottoooldtowrite I also hate numbers and I ended up with a degree as business accountant.
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• Philippines
10 Apr 16
@LadyDuck in general, I don't like numbers but hey I ended up in a job that has a lot to do with numbers. Lol.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
11 Apr 16
I have someone who does my taxes and I agree, even if I haven't done it in my life, I think doing taxes is indeed 'taxing'. Pun intended! Monday already here in Manila. Sunday was fine. Got bored with the fight. The Vice-Presidential candidates had a debate in the afternoon and more punches were thrown in that debate!
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
12 Apr 16
@LadyDuck boring is hardly a word I'll describe politics here in the Philippines. 'Dirty' is more apt!
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 Apr 16
It's Monday also here in Switzerland, the day is sunny and warm. Politic is as boring as taxes.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
12 Apr 16
@allen0187 Yes, you are right, in many countries politics rimes with "dirty".
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
11 Apr 16
I find that making beds is something that I have never liked. Noe it is easier because I donĀ“t use the old woolen blankets of my youth.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
11 Apr 16
@LadyDuck I hate to do the dishes too. Fortunatlly I have a dishwasher and although it does not do all the work, it helps a lot.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 Apr 16
You are right, I also hate to make the bed and also to wash the dishes.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 Apr 16
@marguicha My dishwasher broke a couple of months ago, now I have to find one to replace it, it has the front identical to the kitchen cabinets, I need someone to take the front out and put it on the new one... I am very tempted to give up.
@Juliaacv (51461)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
I cannot relate to stress at tax time due to the preparation. We have always taken our taxes out to be done by a professional, that way, if we are audited, which we have been, they can answer the questions, and we can relax knowing that it was done by a professional and that they worked in our best interest. Even our young son takes his out, although his is quite complicated because he works from home, he can claim a certain percentage of his property taxes, and utility bills as well as the education credits that he still gets because he is still considered to be a full time student due to his course load and can write off his books, tuition and internet.
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@Juliaacv (51461)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
@LadyDuck Here in Canada, who ever completes the taxes is responsible for answering any questions, its part of what you pay an accountant for.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
@Juliaacv Not here, because if you give the wrong info to your business consultant he cannot be held responsible. This makes sense.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
If it should be a problem, you have to go to reply to their questions in person, so it's better that I do my taxes so I know exactly what I wrote. Anyway the long part is to collect the documents to include, it took less than half an hour to feel the forms.
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
Same thing ma'am. Tax. That yearly forms. From the employees to the agency. Just glad that.each had different deadlinea
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
I am glad that this only comes once a year, they should find an easier system, so we have nothing to do.
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
10 Apr 16
@LadyDuck the thing is...they want us to send a dat.file. but...we have to submit the.whole forms.to their office. They are.on paperless...but not really
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
10 Apr 16
@Lucky15 We still have to fill and sign paper forms, no digital tax for the moment.
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@Ronrybs (19588)
• London, England
11 Apr 16
Lucky I don't earn enough to fill in a tax form
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 Apr 16
We have to fill the forms even we have zero earnings, confirm your address, if you rent or own the house and so on.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 Apr 16
@Ronrybs Yes, but I think it is necessary.
@Ronrybs (19588)
• London, England
11 Apr 16
@LadyDuck Sounds labour intensive, for both you and tax office.
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@josie_ (10032)
• Philippines
11 Apr 16
Don't you wish you were living in a country that does not collect income taxes?
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 Apr 16
I have lived in Monte-Carlo for 25 years, it was wonderful, but the cost of living is so high that we had to quit when we decided to retire. It is impossible to buy an apartment, even a very small one.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 Apr 16
@josie_ A client of my husband asked him to follow his insurance office in Monte-Carlo, we were young, the rend of the apartment was paid by our client, we loved to live there. It's not only a paradise because you do not pay taxes, in the 80's it was a wonderful place where to live. Now they have built too much, it's no more the same.
@josie_ (10032)
• Philippines
11 Apr 16
@LadyDuck _These places obviously are only for the rich. Ordinary folks like us pay taxes. The wealthy have tax havens.
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