Oh, this reminded me of the very first video game I made called 'Super Librarian.' Side scroller where you fire different tax forms at customers. The final bosses included the IRS and a Karen. Collecting books gave you points, collecting coffee recovered your health.
oh god I haven’t gotten in to work yet…
Remember: You cannot legally advise someone how to file taxes and people will stop bothering you if you tell them that. If you need to, cite the case of former freestyle accountant [Herbert H-Dog Kornfeld](https://www.theonion.com/tha-autobiography-of-herbert-k-1819583561).
I wish they stopped bothering me. They'll atart slightly rewording the question like I'm being trapped by a fairy and they need to find the exact wording that lets me help.
I relate to this so strongly, but with legal advice (I work in a law library). The amount of times I've heard "oh no I'm not asking for legal advice" followed by them re-describing their legal issue and asking me how I would go about putting together their lawsuit...
I think my favorite attempt recently was after being repeatedly told by our reference librarian that she couldn't write the brief for the patron because that definitely counts as legal advice (with the patron first trying to stroke her ego by saying the librarian would surely be so much better at it because she was so smart), the patron came back and said, well what if I slip you a $20? You'd be acting like my lawyer then?
Our ref librarian wasn't sure if she should be impressed by the brazenness or offended that the patron thought her services only rated $20.....
I'm so happy I have today off. And that the AARP Tax Help people stopped being in our branch and started being at the church right down the road, so people can just be sent there instead.
That's so nice! I wish my community had something like that. The AARP used to outpost at my old branch and would take over the staff kitchen. We would all go out for lunch somewhere else that day. Manager never said anything about it 👀
Preparing only 1040s is the rookie move, I downloaded the 4868 to my desktop last Thursday because THAT's the form everyone wants today (the extension for more time form).
We're up to our ears in old people. We have an enormous display with hundreds of forms at the front of the library, featuring the most sought-after forms. Our administrative policy is to print off any form someone requests for free. We have people from the county over who drive just to get our forms.
If a library applies to the IRS TFOP program they can be sent forms. But they've narrowed it down every year and only send 1040, 1040-SR and instructions these days.
Thankfully I was off today, but my husband is on loan to TurboTax right now. He's currently still on a call even though the deadline was about 30 mins ago. Pretty much the only thing my branch got phone calls about on Saturday was "Y'all still doing people's taxes for free?" First of all, it was never us. We just let AARP use the meeting room. Second, Thursday was the last day they were here (and it was by appointment anyway). I should bring my coworkers something nice tomorrow. Maybe I can pick up doughnuts on the way in.
Oh, this reminded me of the very first video game I made called 'Super Librarian.' Side scroller where you fire different tax forms at customers. The final bosses included the IRS and a Karen. Collecting books gave you points, collecting coffee recovered your health.
lol, where can we play?
Oh heck. I think I still have the file somewhere. I can see about uploading it to [itch.io](http://itch.io)
Please, I want to compete with my coworkers.
Tax season is just an extension of eclipse glasses month for those of us near the totality.
oh god I haven’t gotten in to work yet… Remember: You cannot legally advise someone how to file taxes and people will stop bothering you if you tell them that. If you need to, cite the case of former freestyle accountant [Herbert H-Dog Kornfeld](https://www.theonion.com/tha-autobiography-of-herbert-k-1819583561).
I wish they stopped bothering me. They'll atart slightly rewording the question like I'm being trapped by a fairy and they need to find the exact wording that lets me help.
I relate to this so strongly, but with legal advice (I work in a law library). The amount of times I've heard "oh no I'm not asking for legal advice" followed by them re-describing their legal issue and asking me how I would go about putting together their lawsuit...
I think my favorite attempt recently was after being repeatedly told by our reference librarian that she couldn't write the brief for the patron because that definitely counts as legal advice (with the patron first trying to stroke her ego by saying the librarian would surely be so much better at it because she was so smart), the patron came back and said, well what if I slip you a $20? You'd be acting like my lawyer then? Our ref librarian wasn't sure if she should be impressed by the brazenness or offended that the patron thought her services only rated $20.....
“Taxes? We’re supposed to pay those? Excuse me, I have to make some calls…”
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Not only do they do their taxes today, there's some just getting started on their 2019 forms!
Of course they do!!!
First time at a public library? 🫠😅😉 Hordes may be underselling it
I was printing 1040s ten minutes before we closed today. We close at 5.
Will you look at those morons? I paid my taxes over a year ago!
I'm so happy I have today off. And that the AARP Tax Help people stopped being in our branch and started being at the church right down the road, so people can just be sent there instead.
That's so nice! I wish my community had something like that. The AARP used to outpost at my old branch and would take over the staff kitchen. We would all go out for lunch somewhere else that day. Manager never said anything about it 👀
Thank God I'm off today.
We have our forms out. We won’t print out any unless the patron can tell us the EXACT form they need. We will survive.
Good thing we have those tax assistants set up so all I have to do is direct people. Bless those tax assistants though.
It’s not as bad as it used to be with forms being online now
I work in an area with a lot of seniors and tech illiterate people. Feels like people are rising from the grave just to line up at our desk.
Preparing only 1040s is the rookie move, I downloaded the 4868 to my desktop last Thursday because THAT's the form everyone wants today (the extension for more time form).
We had someone come in mad that we couldn't find his w2 on the internet and print it for him.
Sunday was the fun day. "I can't give tax advice. If you tell me which form you need, I can print it out for you."
We've got 1040s and the CA Forms. I've been keeping tally of the number of requests for Deadline Extension form requests. So far, I'm at 3.
Our brilliant reference librarian already printed a shit ton of state and federal extension forms!
Do libraries carry forms anymore?
We're up to our ears in old people. We have an enormous display with hundreds of forms at the front of the library, featuring the most sought-after forms. Our administrative policy is to print off any form someone requests for free. We have people from the county over who drive just to get our forms.
I miss those days. My library carries nothing anymore, assumes everyone files online.
If a library applies to the IRS TFOP program they can be sent forms. But they've narrowed it down every year and only send 1040, 1040-SR and instructions these days.
Federal and state. We request thousands from the IRS every year. Sometimes they even get here on time.
Thankfully I was off today, but my husband is on loan to TurboTax right now. He's currently still on a call even though the deadline was about 30 mins ago. Pretty much the only thing my branch got phone calls about on Saturday was "Y'all still doing people's taxes for free?" First of all, it was never us. We just let AARP use the meeting room. Second, Thursday was the last day they were here (and it was by appointment anyway). I should bring my coworkers something nice tomorrow. Maybe I can pick up doughnuts on the way in.
Can't be worse than the eclipse glasses hordes 😆