EOFYS???
It’s that time of the year again in Australia. EOFYS!!! “What does that mean, you’d ask”?….No, I’m not swearing and I certainly am not trying to sell you something. It is quite a common Australian phrase at the moment, every single time you switch the TV on, it is all over the place!! It stands for End Of Financial Year Sales!!! Our financial year runs from July 1st to June 30th and that means, like a prisoner, stuck in front of pages and pages of bank statements, receipts, mileage on your cars, home mortgage interest, medical receipts, stock taking, the complete annual reconciliation of the business….you name it!
It’s all good to have an accountant processing everything but it still has to be prepared…therefor my wish this morning is to grab a magic wand and pray for some kind of mystical spell that will let me get through this as quick as possible!!! For lack of time..I’ll leave you with this : “The Tax Poem”…..and if I hear someone saying that EOFYS word one more time….I’ll strangle them!!
Tax his land, tax his wage,
Tax his bed in which he lays.
Tax his tractor, tax his mule,
Teach him taxes is the rule.
Tax his cow, tax his goat,
Tax his pants, tax his coat.
Tax his ties, tax his shirts,
Tax his work, tax his dirt.
Tax his chew, tax his smoke,
Teach him taxes are no joke.
Tax his car, tax his grass,
Tax the roads he must pass.
Tax his food, tax his drink,
Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his sodas, tax his beers,
If he cries, tax his tears.
Tax his bills, tax his gas,
Tax his notes, tax his cash.
Tax him good and let him know
That after taxes, he has no dough.
If he hollers, tax him more,
Tax him until he’s good and sore.
Tax his coffin, tax his grave,
Tax the sod in which he lays.
Put these words upon his tomb,
“Taxes drove me to my doom!”
And when he’s gone, we won’t relax,
We’ll still be after the inheritance tax.
SEAT OF MY SOUL 
June 29, 2010 at 10:59 am
Awesome! Learned about EOFYS??? too. The poetry is clever and flows well. Love the line “If he cries, tax his tears” lol
cheers
June 29, 2010 at 7:26 pm
Did you say Eofys??? LOL…have a happy day!! x
June 29, 2010 at 11:19 am
EOFYS…
I understand now.
Thanks.
🙂
June 29, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Confusing? Have a wonderful day:)
June 29, 2010 at 11:38 am
OMG !!! TRULY BRILLIANT !!!!
Extremely witty, superb use of words! Cute, funny, real, and very very interesting!
I think I am gonna put this up on my wall … Seriously, I am showing it to my husband now… and he too is LOVING it!! Great work, Amanda! Keep it up..
And oh yea… Good luck with the taxes too 🙂
June 29, 2010 at 7:28 pm
So happy you liked it.. thank goodness it’s almost over…and thanks for stopping by ~ Much love ~ Amanda
June 30, 2010 at 2:34 am
“Stopping by” you say?!!??! You are waaay up there on my list of to-follow…
So… are the taxes done yet?
June 30, 2010 at 10:00 am
Hey girlfriend, that is such a compliment .. thank you so much! (Ditto) You’ll read the progress in today’s blog…got the mouse!! Poor thing 🙂 Have a fab day oxo
June 29, 2010 at 4:50 pm
😦 Damn the Tax Man!…I want my M-TV!
Just Say’n
June 29, 2010 at 8:26 pm
I absolutely LOVE your TAX poem! Sometimes I wish I could live off the grid as to not have to deal with such atrocities but then I realize that would mean no internet…lol not good for someone like me who is thoroughly addicted!
good luck with your taxes!
June 30, 2010 at 9:47 am
Thanks so much and like you, I don’t think I’ll survive without the internet!! Almost done with the taxes!! Have a great day 🙂
June 29, 2010 at 8:53 pm
ha. great song and yrics so true…burial is a racket, so expensive
June 30, 2010 at 9:49 am
I agree with you…appreciate you here. Have a great day:)
June 29, 2010 at 8:54 pm
exhaustive; I love the way you explained the theme and clip you picked for it.the poem is so fluent.well done.
June 30, 2010 at 9:50 am
Happy someone feels my pain!! Have a wonderful day 🙂
June 29, 2010 at 9:23 pm
A great poem! Well done! x
June 30, 2010 at 9:51 am
Thanks for stopping by birthday girl 🙂
June 29, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Excellent! I had never heard that acronym. Thanks for the explanation.
June 30, 2010 at 9:52 am
A new word that someone thought of and it stuck!!! One I’m not very fond of 🙂 Thanks for visiting.
June 30, 2010 at 1:36 am
Wonderfully summed up! We are past our t** season here, but are adding a new sales t**, it is a new disease of man’s own making! Eat some B Vitamin rich food for the stress and may E**** be short and painless for you!
June 30, 2010 at 9:55 am
Thanks girlfriend…am almost done. For another quater 😦 Hope you have a brilliant day 🙂
June 30, 2010 at 1:53 am
Came here from Doraz.
Nice blog and appropriate video!
Interesting too how tax years differ.
June 30, 2010 at 9:56 am
Thanks so much for visiting and I will certainly return the compliment. Have a wonderful day 🙂