In
October, DeRay got a letter asking why he returned his tax refund check. DeRay told them we never received it; never
returned it; so atypically they sent a check for the 2013 taxes without delay.
He thought it would be his refund for the 2014 taxes.
He
always takes an extension on his taxes, as if April 30 isn’t painful enough.
So
now why isn’t his refund here for 2014 taxes?
In
refinancing our house, they needed a Summary Report from IRS for 2014
taxes. “Where’s my refund?” he asked on
line. They couldn’t find his taxes.
Diligently,
he went over to IRS in Ogden with a copy of last year’s taxes.
“Dad
evidently didn’t file his taxes last year,” I say to Amy when she comes home.
“Can
he plead senility?” she asks.
“I
sincerely hope so.”
We
thought he would end up in Tax Evasion Prison. But since they owe us money
instead of us owing them money, no penalty; and he’s a free man.
I
remember distinctly telling him that he could not go to Vegas for a week with
Clare if he didn’t get his taxes in first – his extension, that is. Shows how
much clout I have. He says they were probably lost in the mail.
So
now he’s ready to figure out how to get his rebate for the solar panels for
2015 taxes. He invites the
representative from Intermountain Wind & Solar to come and walk him through
the process and check things out. He’s telling him how amazed he is that we are
still generating electricity through all the snow. He’s bragged to Brent about
it; he’s bragged to anyone who will listen. He checks his cell phone every day
to see how many kilowatt hours have been generated.
“Snow
covered panels generate no electricity,” the man says, “Let me check your
phone.”
“Is
your name William Barlow? Do you live in
Maryland?”
His
cell phone was connected to someone’s else solar panels. Go figure.
Zero
kilowatt hours generated for us today or for the whole months of December and
the first 2-1/2 weeks in January, for that matter. Over an inch of snow and no electricity is
generated.
