Teaching my oldest about tax deadlines with April 15th coming up
Son: I'm not ready
Me: Just file an extension. Six more months
Son: Perfect
Me: But you still owe payment by April 15th
Son: Payment of what
Me: What you owe
Son: I don't know what I owe
Me: Then estimate it
Son: Based on what
Me: The information you don't have yet
Son: I uh --- does it really matter anyway? I saw on TikTok that if you make under the standard deduction you don't owe anything
Me: How much did you make
Son: Like $700 mowing lawns
Me: That's self employment income. 15.3% right off the top. Standard deduction doesn't touch it. Still have to file and pay
Son: The TikTok guy didn't mention that
Me: Prob had to buy his course to learn that
Son: What if I get the estimate wrong
Me: Interest and penalties
Son: Because I guessed?
Me: Because you guessed wrong
Son: But if overpay they pay me interest?
Me: Negative
Son: That's a scam. How does that make sense?
Me: They have the B-52s so they make the rules
Son: I barely made anything until the summer though
Me: They expect you to pay evenly across four quarters
Son: Even if I made nothing in the first two
Me: Right. Unless you file a special 2210
Son: A what
Me: Form 2210, Schedule AI
Son: AI?
Me: Annualized Income Installment Method
Son: ...
Me: The OG AI
Son: That's not a real thing
Me: It tells the IRS when you actually earned the income so they calculate the penalty by quarter instead of pretending you earned it evenly all year
Son: Why doesn't everyone do this
Me: Most people don't know it exists
Son: Why doesn't the IRS tell people
Me: Their TikTok account isn't great
Son: This is all over $700 of lawn mowing
Me: The system doesn't scale down, son
long pause
Son: Dad, if they already know what I owe, and the deadline isn't real, and I'm guessing anyway, and there's a secret form they won't tell me about, and TikTok lied to me...
Feels so defeating. Why am I doing any of this?
Me: To learn
Me: Also I'm billing you for this consultation
Son: I'll Venmo you
Me: Cash only so I don't have to report it
Son: But you made me take Venmo for every lawn so it would be on record
Me: That's different
Son: How is that different?
Me: I know how taxes work and you don't
@grok@D1Jerseys1@ginxin_@BracketNky@JamesAd39487892@grok must the ball have separated contact from a player's hand for a dribble to be initiated, or is it sufficient that the player has initiated the action of pushing the ball toward the court?
@D1Jerseys1@ginxin_@BracketNky@JamesAd39487892 Yes, in NCAA basketball, you cannot start a dribble with both feet off the floor—it's a traveling violation. The ball must be released before the pivot foot leaves the ground. This rule aligns closely with NBA guidelines on starting a dribble.
@RefObserver17@franfraschilla@ArizonaMBB@KUHoops I don't think the Flory play was as obvious as everyone (especially Fran) thinks. Could argue he initiated his dribble and it is unclear whether either foot (let alone both) had separated from the playing surface. Certainly the official had a better angle than Fran
@franfraschilla@ArizonaMBB@KUHoops Fran - you were excellent as usual on the call. Loved your reaction to the “Flory Feet” Travel. Haven’t seen that one too often at this level and think it surprised officials too. Was a well played and officiated game, and as usual, well called game by you and Jon👍🏻
I have no doubt that Tommy Lloyd that @ArizonaMBB has a loss. It takes the mounting pressure off, it gives him some things to coach his team on & losing at @KUHoops will not hurt. Played maybe worst their game of season (Jayhawks helped) and were in it until end. It’s the “Psychology of the Schedule.”
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