articulate and intelligent discussion of personal finances

[devi]

GAH TAX RETURN GAH GAAAAH. Ugh.

On the upside, in the process of hunting for a Revenue letter with important information in it I have recycled a ton of old and useless paper and thus will have less stuff to move. And found my master copy of Wasted Epiphanies 1. On the downside, no letter. Humph.

(Edit: Tonight also brought the weird realisation that I've made more from artwork this last year than I've made from writing ever. This has uncomfortable implications but is also kind of cool.)

Comments

[rgl.livejournal.com]

I think the implications are that the market for art is healthier than the market for writing.

I've got to do my tax return too (for my record label), which is particularly confusing this time because most of my income for 2006-07 is in dollars. :/

[bluedevi.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Good luck. How is it in dollars, though? Surely it must arrive in a UK bank account at some stage?

[rgl.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, but it sits in an account in dollars until I specifically request for it to be paid to me via PayPal (which I haven't yet, and I'm not going to until the dollar picks up a bit). So when I'm telling HMRC how much I've earned (in pounds), what exchange rate do I use? This is the point at which it's useful to have a girlfriend who's an accountant...