I am a bad person.

Today I received a letter from the Louisiana Department of Revenue. Apparently, the server connection reset when I e-filed my state taxes last year meant I did not file for the 2006 year.

This makes me a very bad person. Nigh a felon, for a slam-dunk case of tax evasion.

A dentist in Slidell recently was convicted for tax evasion. Refused to file taxes for about 9 years, was fined something like $400,000 (in addition to the taxes he never paid) and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

A phone call and a lunch hour wasted (fortunately, I've federally e-filed with H&R Block ever since graduate school, and I never did unpack from leaving the office, so my paperwork was handy) earlier today, and I've filed. However, since I did not file before May 15, 2007, nor did I have a valid federally approved extension nor valid state extension, I am subject to being assessed penalties and interest because of this.

I look forward to them charging me interest on the $22 refund, because I'm pretty sure interest is charged to the debtor (the state of Louisiana in this case), not the creditor (me).

Still, I didn't need this. Not right now.

I'm moody, bear with me.

-KIE