Tuesday - early

Not as cold as it was yesterday morning at this hour, but it's still a bit nippy out at 49 degrees.  Not complaining - summer is around the corner and that won't be fun.  Let's get this done before then! lol

I was semi-pleased with the progress I made yesterday. I wanted to get more done, but as always, I was lacking some things.  I still got over 4 straight hours in on it, but I would have liked to have gotten 7 or 8.  Instead I was looking at what needs to be done with the park beyond the shed, going to Lowe's, eating lunch and getting other stuff done.  

It didn't help that I remembered long after leaving the Park that I needed the trailer.  I need a ladder to get up on the roof and drill a hole for the 2 inch pipe and also install the rubber seal/mount that the pipe goes into to hold it in place.  I also don't remember if I need more 2 inch pipe....I was a bit distracted when leaving yesterday.  I'm just going to go over this morning, get what I can get done with what I got yesterday and then go back for the ladders. 

I guess I best make the dreaded appointment with the CPA for next week as well.  I've got most of the books caught up, a few things lacking, but QuickBooks has been a lifesaver for me, automatically drawing everything out of the business account and organizing it into pre-determined categories of expenditures.  It's really quite easy once you start getting into it.  Well, not "quite easy", but it's easier than I expected.  

Well, the new router is set to arrive today.  I finally got into the Verizon mastercard account, that is a separate account from the other verizon accounts and was rather difficult to find. You actually have to go to the bank Verizon uses to access the card.  I wanted to make a minimum payment, it isn't even showing one due yet.  

I found the IRS form for estimated tax payments.  The first one is due on 4/18.  The texas comptroller also wants a statement filed by May 15th for last year.  I made no money last year, that should be easy.  LOL!! Government never = easy.  What I need to do is get into a CPA and find out the ways to reduce the tax burden. Legal ways, of course, but whatever they can do to bring the tax burden down, I'm all for that.  I think going the S-Corporation route is probably what I'm going to be told.  

OH = RV parks are not taxed in Texas.  I have no idea why, but that's the resounding information I'm getting from everyone including the state of Texas.  I've got a basic knowledge going, I'm not sure I want to try and fill out that IRS form without help. Next time I have a few minutes, I will look at it a bit more intently and see if it's something I can do on my own. Paying accountants isn't really high on my list. The initial setup perhaps, but quickbooks really did that for me.