Derek Foote, CPA
@wtfoote.bsky.social
Oregon-focused solo taxpro who occasionally runs, plays board and computer games, camps, and hikes.
Forms 8995 and 1040-ES being in draft is really cramping my productivity as a taxpro focused on small businesses.
I've got a to-do list 100 projects long, and 20% of them are just waiting on final forms.
I've got a to-do list 100 projects long, and 20% of them are just waiting on final forms.
February 13, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Forms 8995 and 1040-ES being in draft is really cramping my productivity as a taxpro focused on small businesses.
I've got a to-do list 100 projects long, and 20% of them are just waiting on final forms.
I've got a to-do list 100 projects long, and 20% of them are just waiting on final forms.
My tax season capacity queue is now full! It hit capacity a week earlier than last year.
New this year, I let clients "in" if their composite 1099s were still pending, but they had everything else ready. That accounts for 15 spots.
I've got a lot of work to do. 😬
#TaxBS #TaxSky
New this year, I let clients "in" if their composite 1099s were still pending, but they had everything else ready. That accounts for 15 spots.
I've got a lot of work to do. 😬
#TaxBS #TaxSky
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Got our Emerald City Comic Con badges in the mail! It'll be interesting to experience a larger-scale con and see what it has to offer. And it'll be a nice little outing to Seattle.
So what that it's in the middle of tax season, one long weekend away isn't going to hurt anything. :)
So what that it's in the middle of tax season, one long weekend away isn't going to hurt anything. :)
February 8, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Got our Emerald City Comic Con badges in the mail! It'll be interesting to experience a larger-scale con and see what it has to offer. And it'll be a nice little outing to Seattle.
So what that it's in the middle of tax season, one long weekend away isn't going to hurt anything. :)
So what that it's in the middle of tax season, one long weekend away isn't going to hurt anything. :)
A few days late of finishing it by the end of January, but it's like four books worth of book!
February 3, 2026 at 4:07 AM
A few days late of finishing it by the end of January, but it's like four books worth of book!
I've had messages asking about how to withhold taxes from the Federal government in protest of recent events. .
I can understand the desire to impact the current abhorrent situation, so I thought it would be helpful to make some general guidance available to the public:
I can understand the desire to impact the current abhorrent situation, so I thought it would be helpful to make some general guidance available to the public:
January 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I've had messages asking about how to withhold taxes from the Federal government in protest of recent events. .
I can understand the desire to impact the current abhorrent situation, so I thought it would be helpful to make some general guidance available to the public:
I can understand the desire to impact the current abhorrent situation, so I thought it would be helpful to make some general guidance available to the public:
Spent my lunch/hair appointment helping an old lady tell 911 where she was* and playing with my hairdresser's TurboTax return on her phone. Not every outing is so eventful.
January 22, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Spent my lunch/hair appointment helping an old lady tell 911 where she was* and playing with my hairdresser's TurboTax return on her phone. Not every outing is so eventful.
How dare clients give me a bunch of work to do during tax season. Don't they know I'm not done being lazy yet?
January 20, 2026 at 3:03 PM
How dare clients give me a bunch of work to do during tax season. Don't they know I'm not done being lazy yet?
When does the meme of a politician transcend politics? Not the question I expected for my Friday, but a good one.
As a rule, we've decided to avoid them as part of our "no politics" rule.
Sorry to Bernie's mittens, and goodbye to "huuuuge" reactions.
As a rule, we've decided to avoid them as part of our "no politics" rule.
Sorry to Bernie's mittens, and goodbye to "huuuuge" reactions.
Taxpros discord made it 4.5 years and over 1,000 members before we had to deal with trolls.
The people there have created an incredible community. It's kept me company and contributed a lot to my success.
We've taken down the invite system for the time being and may not fix it until post-4/15.
The people there have created an incredible community. It's kept me company and contributed a lot to my success.
We've taken down the invite system for the time being and may not fix it until post-4/15.
January 16, 2026 at 11:45 PM
When does the meme of a politician transcend politics? Not the question I expected for my Friday, but a good one.
As a rule, we've decided to avoid them as part of our "no politics" rule.
Sorry to Bernie's mittens, and goodbye to "huuuuge" reactions.
As a rule, we've decided to avoid them as part of our "no politics" rule.
Sorry to Bernie's mittens, and goodbye to "huuuuge" reactions.
If I have to start heavily moderating a community Discord server I'm gonna go all in.
Having to tell too many people to knock it off lately.
Having to tell too many people to knock it off lately.
January 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
If I have to start heavily moderating a community Discord server I'm gonna go all in.
Having to tell too many people to knock it off lately.
Having to tell too many people to knock it off lately.
Taxpros discord made it 4.5 years and over 1,000 members before we had to deal with trolls.
The people there have created an incredible community. It's kept me company and contributed a lot to my success.
We've taken down the invite system for the time being and may not fix it until post-4/15.
The people there have created an incredible community. It's kept me company and contributed a lot to my success.
We've taken down the invite system for the time being and may not fix it until post-4/15.
January 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Taxpros discord made it 4.5 years and over 1,000 members before we had to deal with trolls.
The people there have created an incredible community. It's kept me company and contributed a lot to my success.
We've taken down the invite system for the time being and may not fix it until post-4/15.
The people there have created an incredible community. It's kept me company and contributed a lot to my success.
We've taken down the invite system for the time being and may not fix it until post-4/15.
Bit of a weird January.
January 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Bit of a weird January.
I don't even have a commute and tax season barely started, but that didn't stop my dreams:
"What if you abandoned your car on a freeway overpass after taking the wrong exit, and then couldn't find? And while you were trying to find it you got your work clothes all dirty? Imagine being late."
"What if you abandoned your car on a freeway overpass after taking the wrong exit, and then couldn't find? And while you were trying to find it you got your work clothes all dirty? Imagine being late."
January 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I don't even have a commute and tax season barely started, but that didn't stop my dreams:
"What if you abandoned your car on a freeway overpass after taking the wrong exit, and then couldn't find? And while you were trying to find it you got your work clothes all dirty? Imagine being late."
"What if you abandoned your car on a freeway overpass after taking the wrong exit, and then couldn't find? And while you were trying to find it you got your work clothes all dirty? Imagine being late."
Reposted by Derek Foote, CPA
Naturally, the day after I buy two replacement kongs, is the day I find two missing kongs.
December 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Naturally, the day after I buy two replacement kongs, is the day I find two missing kongs.
Finished!
Yes, it's a knock off. Shush. It looks pretty.
Yes, it's a knock off. Shush. It looks pretty.
December 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Finished!
Yes, it's a knock off. Shush. It looks pretty.
Yes, it's a knock off. Shush. It looks pretty.
My fingers hurt but I'm having fun.
December 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
My fingers hurt but I'm having fun.
Reposted by Derek Foote, CPA
If you begin Star Trek: Voyager episode Spirit Folk at exactly 11:49:35 on New Year's Eve, Ensign Harry Kim will kiss a cow as the clock strikes midnight. Join in a very dumb annual tradition and start 2026 off on the right hoof.
December 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
If you begin Star Trek: Voyager episode Spirit Folk at exactly 11:49:35 on New Year's Eve, Ensign Harry Kim will kiss a cow as the clock strikes midnight. Join in a very dumb annual tradition and start 2026 off on the right hoof.
#TaxSky #TaxBS ChatGPT told a client that converting to an s-corp is a great strategy for reducing income-based student loan repayment, because s-corp distributions aren't included in income for purposes of calculating AGI.
It completely overlooked flow-through taxation. 🤦♂️
It completely overlooked flow-through taxation. 🤦♂️
December 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
What a 21st century, late-stage capitalism problem.
My smart robot vacuum is being turned into a more regular vacuum.
My smart robot vacuum is being turned into a more regular vacuum.
December 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What a 21st century, late-stage capitalism problem.
My smart robot vacuum is being turned into a more regular vacuum.
My smart robot vacuum is being turned into a more regular vacuum.
I've always been a bit jealous of women's large clothing departments vs men's smaller ones.
Today it was a whole store! "Just Cozy." Everything soft. Fleece-lined leggings in endless patterns, big fluffy socks, blankets, and scarves.
So I bought a throw blanket wrap thing. It's so soft!
Today it was a whole store! "Just Cozy." Everything soft. Fleece-lined leggings in endless patterns, big fluffy socks, blankets, and scarves.
So I bought a throw blanket wrap thing. It's so soft!
December 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I've always been a bit jealous of women's large clothing departments vs men's smaller ones.
Today it was a whole store! "Just Cozy." Everything soft. Fleece-lined leggings in endless patterns, big fluffy socks, blankets, and scarves.
So I bought a throw blanket wrap thing. It's so soft!
Today it was a whole store! "Just Cozy." Everything soft. Fleece-lined leggings in endless patterns, big fluffy socks, blankets, and scarves.
So I bought a throw blanket wrap thing. It's so soft!
This is the most flattering reference to my neurotic inbox management I've ever received. Thanks Superhuman.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This is the most flattering reference to my neurotic inbox management I've ever received. Thanks Superhuman.
So THIS is my origin sorry for liking Christmas movies.
#StarTrek Voyager, S5E23: The writers are tired of writing science fiction stories in their TV show about a spaceship. This is a Hallmark movie about Janeway's ancestor giving up her dream to be an astronaut so she could marry a small town shopkeeper who taught her the true meaning of Christmas
December 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
So THIS is my origin sorry for liking Christmas movies.