Death, Taxes, and Good Value Whiskey
Really just taxes and booze.
Happy end of the tax season to our American friends! Canadians… the end of yours is just around the corner. What’s that you say? Taxes and illnesses are old people things to talk about? Well, if you haven’t heard, Caty DID turn 40 two days ago. Perplexingly, no one has given her an Over The Hill mug with a tombstone on it.
What to Drink to Celebrate Your Impending Return
Verity is under the weather, so you get Caty recommendations today! How far we have fallen from an expert’s take. Caty is oft referred to affectionately as a “racoon” for her eating and drinking habits. Garbage in, garbage out? Let’s go!
You got money back! You legend. This is either due to your complete inability to withhold properly, OR your willful inability to withhold properly! Either way, we’re into it. You’ve got money coming, so treat yourself. It’s basic. It’s yellow. It’s deeeeelicious. Order a bottle of Veuve Clicquot and we’re on our way over.
You didn’t get any money back, sob. But you didn’t owe anything, and that means you actually have a good accountant who understands the intricacies of withholding. Woof, even writing that made us need a drink. This is a real middle-of-the-road situation. May we suggest anything Jadot Villages? Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, whatever your varietal of choice is. We hate to say it, but you don’t really deserve a Grand Cru here, however Villages is competent and you should feel competent too.
You have to pay the IRS. This is a worst case scenario. Withholding is confusing, but you probably should go throw a fit in HR Block. It’s about time for you to threaten to write a letter that you will never write. Alternatively, can we suggest you have a nice bottle of Tullamore Dew 12 Year delivered? It’s surprisingly smooth for the value. Just because you got burned by the taxman (woman? person?) doesn’t mean your esophagus has to as you drown your sorrows.
What’s Up with Sipply
We just wrapped up a fun INNOVATEwest here in Vancouver. The LaunchBuilders live demo was a chaotic disaster, but fun! If you have a chance to live-demo and you love to see what ensues when things don’t go smoothly, we highly recommend it. Has a live-demo ever gone like clockwork? We doubt it. Featured in photo 1: Caty’s friend Ryan from grad school trying to fix her laptop. What a pal.
Also, we had a fun time pitching the Firehood! We had a couple friendly faces in the bubble. Yup. You read that right, it was in a bubble. Featured in photo 2: Caty sweating profusely, not due to nerves, but due to lack of ventilation.
Honorable mentions to Verity for schmoozing while Caty recovered from the energy expenditure, and Abby who swapped badges several times to cover double-bookings. A fun time was had by all!
Cheers!
