Kentucky state motto: "We're Not Entirely Sure What We Stand For, Actually."

[snarp]

So we've got eight credits that appear to be environmental in nature, one credit for the use of clean coal... and one credit for the use of, y'know, just coal.

I want to say, "how does that even happen," but it's actually pretty obvious. I have often had occasion to regret that "Kentucky" has more syllables than "Sparta."

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Unrelatedly, if you're American and doing your taxes online using TurboTax Free edition: before you start with that, check and see if you're also eligible for Freedom Edition. Freedom Edition is the one that is, sometimes, free. The cleverly-named Free Edition actually charges you $27.95 per state return. Freedom Edition is free for 21 states, and $14.95 per return for everywhere else.

It's also not currently visible on TurboTax's homepage; you need to google for it. I think they have this because the IRS gives them something for it, but they apparently don't really want people to use it. Because TurboTax is a jerk, you can't transfer any data you've entered in one edition to the other, which is why you want to be sure you get started with the correct one. I had to scrap a set of completed returns today because of that.

Comments

[mikkeneko]

I don't remember what it was -- I'd have to dig up the email I got from them last year. It was definitely something I'd never heard of before. At any rate, since that deductible was pretty much all the taxes I'd paid this year -- and this year I don't expect to pay any -- I was definitely glad to get it back.