On 3/11/2013 11:11 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
> Today I had to sign a form at our accountants that I did NOT want to
> file electronically. We are not receiving a refund. Why would filing
> electronically benefit me? For the lst time, I'll join the line of
> folks down at the post office and mail payment on April 15th. When we
> were poor and newlyweds, we paid taxes on our income ( of $ 280 per
> month) including that which was deducted for social security. Didn't
> we? NOW we must pay income tax on our pitiful little social security
> checks? Okay. I'm a great-grandmother and not the brightest bulb on
> the string anymore but what is wrong with this? Polly

Congratulate yourself for having earned a benefit large enough to tax.
Many people would be thankful to be in your shoes, because they're
struggling to get by on a pension so small, they don't have to pay taxes.