{ MASTERPOST } Everything You Need To Know About Taxes

It’s that time again! The Ides of April approacheth. Time to pay the piper, render under Caesar what is Caesar’s, and pay your dues, for there is nothing sure in the world save death and our topic for the day.

Yes, that’s right: It’s officially tax season yet again. RUDE.

Over the years we’ve covered many aspects of taxes—from how to file them for free to what to do if you fuck ’em up. So today I’m gathering all our scintillating tax season advice together in one place. For no matter how little money you make, nor how full of moths your wallet, the tax man comes for us all.

How to pay your taxes

HERE IT IS: our official primer on how to file your tax return, updated annually as the laws change. If you’re just a wee baby taxpayer who has never gone through the process before, start here:

How to File Your Taxes FOR FREE in 2025: Simple Instructions for the Stressed-out Taxpayer 

And for those of you advanced enough to have fucked up your taxes at least once in your lifetime… congrats and welcome to the club! We’re all very cool here and also based—which my nieces tell me is a word I’m never allowed to use!

Here’s our advice on how to troubleshoot a tax fuck-up:

• Go Ahead and File Your Taxes Right Freakin’ Now
• Screw Up Your Taxes? Here’s How To Get Out of Paying Tax Penalties
• My Taxes Are a Little, uh, Creative. What’s My Risk of Being Audited? 
• Would You Rather Owe Taxes or Get a Tax Refund This April? The Answer Might Surprise You!
• Taxes: Your Annual Fee for Membership in Civilization 

I got 1099 problems but this Bitch ain’t one

We know a large portion of our readership are not full-time salaried workers. So for all of our beloved freelancers, contractors, part-timers, and service industry professionals, we’ve got some supplemental reading for you:

• 11 Awful Mistakes I Made as a Self-employed Freelancer, and How You Can Avoid Them
• “Independent Contractor” My Ass: How to Stop Wage Theft Through Worker Misclassification
• Season 4, Episode 5: “401(k)s Aren’t Offered in My Industry. How Do I Save for Retirement if My Employer Won’t Help?”
• Ask the Bitches: My Boss Won’t Give Me a Contract and I’m Freaking Out
• Investing Deathmatch: Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA
• Barbara Sloan’s New Book Dares To Suggest Service Industry Professionals Deserve Financial Stability Too 

Taxes and relationships

No matter what your situationship, it will affect how you handle your taxes. Here’s what I mean:

• How To Get Married: Bureaucracy, Finances, and Legal Paperwork To Do Before “I Do” 
• Season 3, Episode 8: “Should I Get Married for Tax Purposes? My Boyfriend Swears We’d Save Money, but I’m Not So Sure…” 
• Season 4, Episode 2: “We’re Moving in Together but Don’t Plan To Get Married. How Can We Split Finances Fairly?”
• A Guide to Sharing Finances with Someone Other Than a Romantic Partner

Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by taxes

I know you’ll all be shocked by this, but… the Tax Man does not fuck over all of us equally! Sometimes He fucks over specific kinds of people particularly hard… with a pineapple! Read on to learn more.

• How To Protect Yourself Against Project 2025 
• The Social Safety Net for Disabled People Is Broken
• Unmarried? In THIS Economy? 7 Ways Our Society Financially Punishes Single People
• Season 4, Episode 8: “I’m Queer, and Want To Find an Affordable Place To Retire. How Do I Balance Safety With Cost of Living?”
• Dafuq Is Unemployment Insurance and How Do I Apply for It?

Pay it forward

Everything I linked above is available to you for free. We worked long and hard to make it for you, and while we absolutely consider it a labor of love… it’s still labor. So if you’d like to show your appreciation for that labor, pay it (and by “it” I mean a tiny portion of your tax return) forward by donating to our Patreon or our PayPal to we can continue to do what we do here.