Income Taxes

Making out your taxes when you are out of Canada used to be a big problem. Today our government makes it much easier with a short form and easy to read instruction manual. Pity the poor Americans with the complicated forms and the earlier date for return. Come tax date here in Florida there is a collective groan until midnight on the 15 Th of April. Heavy penalties are given to people who do not file on time and in a proper manner.

Theresa makes out all three of our forms and up until now she had been perfect. We Canadians pay more taxes than our American friends but we get much more for our money. Healthcare alone is worth the effort as everyone has universal coverage. The horror stories of people here not getting good care or going into debt to pay for coverage is common. There now seems to be some movement towards universal coverage and it cannot come too soon

Personally I never complained about paying taxes because the alternative is being out of work and that is not good. Our taxes support a social system that has faults but the good far outweighs the problems. There will still be a mad rush on the few days before closing at the end of April but we should be proud to share our wealth for the collective good of all.