Campus Poll

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RESPONSES

I began filing my own taxes before I graduated from high school. Before students graduate from college, they should know how to negotiate the process. They're likely not to have very complicated forms to file (most of us can use a 1040EZ for our federal taxes), which will make it easy enough for them to do it, and involved enough to prepare them for future years. The more we know of "domestic life" going into it - cooking, budgeting, filing taxes, etc. - the easier it will be for us when we're actually there.

- Chris Anderson '10

I just filed my first tax return (at the tender age of 21). April 13th, my dad asked if I had filed yet, his way of saying that he and my mom aren't going to do things for me anymore (like file my taxes, or make me a sandwich). Another first: I owed the government money for the first time (a back-breaking $18) instead of getting it back.

- Jean Falconer '10

I have not filed my own taxes, but it is something I would like to learn before I graduate. I will probably ask my dad to teach me sometime in the next year or two.

- Andrew Somberg '11

With an accountant for a father, I let him handle my taxes, but I feel it is important for students to know how to file their own when they graduate from Middlebury. To this end, the College needs to expand the services it provides to educate students about personal fiances. Seminars, workshops and perhaps even a Winter Term course would all be very helpful in teaching students how to handle this important aspect of post-Middlebury life.

- Jen Lally '10