and US tax return done

My bit of it, at any rate, has been handed over to Other Half, who does the actual wrestling with the tax software. Of course, Other Half got snarled at for coming and asking me to break down what was in each line item, because the tax software is terribly helpful and asks for lots and lots of different sub-categories so you understand what to put where, whereas my 1-2-3 spreadsheet just has columns that correspond with the line numbers on the Schedule C, I don't break it out any further than that, and I'd simply handed him a Schedule C all properly filled in.

It's a tedious job even at the best of times, and this year's was affected by assorted medical problems. I did not keep on top of the paperwork during the year, and although I'd caught up on a fair chunk of it just before I went down with RSI, it's not been a lot of fun getting the last of it finished and the Schedule C and SE filled in. It's still rather satisfying to see that yes, I did get a little money in backlist royalties, more than enough to be able to justify claiming office running expenses and last year's Redemption expenses. Now, if only I could write fiction with Dragon, I could get on with dealing with the problem of not having had a new release for 4 years.