Just did my taxes...

mca47
mca47 Posts: 13,337
edited January 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I'm getting one shitty-ass refund this year! :(
Yeah, I know rebates (which I still think is retarded) will be coming this year...but fuck!
Basically I'm getting 1/4 of what I got last year.

Anyone else do their taxes early?
Hopefully you made off better then I did!
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  • pjtradeking
    pjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    Not sure yet, but as long as I dont have to pay, I am good.
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  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    Not yet. I'll be paying this year for sure. :(
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    mookie9999 wrote:
    Not yet. I'll be paying this year for sure. :(

    If it wasn't for my student loans, I would have to pay too!
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    do all americans pay their taxes like this... its doesnt come from source??? in the UK we just get taxed every month straight off our salary..

    or is this a whole different tax?
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    dunkman wrote:
    do all americans pay their taxes like this... its doesnt come from source??? in the UK we just get taxed every month straight off our salary..

    or is this a whole different tax?

    They take it out of our wages, but we also have to file yearly. Depending on how much you make (plus other factors) you can get a chunk of the money they took from your wages back. If the gov. doesn't take much from your wages, you may end up owing them.
  • _Crazy_Mary_
    _Crazy_Mary_ Posts: 1,299
    I haven't done my taxes yet (don't have all the forms), but I heard that the IRS will be slow giving us our refunds; they're not expected til May. So I'm in no rush to get it done. :(
    I really screwed that up. I really Schruted it.
  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    dunkman wrote:
    do all americans pay their taxes like this... its doesnt come from source??? in the UK we just get taxed every month straight off our salary..

    or is this a whole different tax?

    I'm self employed and as such pay estimated taxes based on what I make vs. what I should be able to write off. No taxes are taken out of my check. Of course I am quite hopeful about the possible items to write off, but have yet to find an accountant who agrees that an addiction to porn and my book of the month clubs have anything to do with selling real estate.
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    mookie9999 wrote:
    I'm self employed and as such pay estimated taxes based on what I make vs. what I should be able to write off. No taxes are taken out of my check. Of course I am quite hopeful about the possible items to write off, but have yet to find an accountant who agrees that an addiction to porn and my book of the month clubs have anything to do with selling real estate.

    LOL!
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    mca47 wrote:
    I'm getting one shitty-ass refund this year! :(
    Yeah, I know rebates (which I still think is retarded) will be coming this year...but fuck!
    Basically I'm getting 1/4 of what I got last year.

    Anyone else do their taxes early?
    Hopefully you made off better then I did!



    I just did mine also. I'm getting a decent amount. Of course it's never enough. heh

    Look at it this way. At least you don't have to pay. :)
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    how can you pay your taxes before getting your W-2's?
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    I did mine last week. It's funny how you can get so much back from Federal and barely enough to by a burrito on the state return. :confused:
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  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    South of Seattle wrote:
    I did mine last week. It's funny how you can get so much back from Federal and barely enough to by a burrito on the state return. :confused:


    Nice way of putting it. :D
  • Ebizzie
    Ebizzie Posts: 240
    _Crazy_Mary_ wrote:
    I haven't done my taxes yet (don't have all the forms), but I heard that the IRS will be slow giving us our refunds; they're not expected til May. So I'm in no rush to get it done. :(


    May is when they're expecting to get the economic stimulus rebates out, your income tax refund shouldn't take any longer than usual.
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  • BlackCorduroy
    BlackCorduroy Posts: 1,374
    did it today, got a great one :D
  • NMiRearviewMirror
    NMiRearviewMirror Posts: 16
    mca47 wrote:
    I'm getting one shitty-ass refund this year! :(
    Yeah, I know rebates (which I still think is retarded) will be coming this year...but fuck!
    Basically I'm getting 1/4 of what I got last year.

    Anyone else do their taxes early?
    Hopefully you made off better then I did!


    Thats actually good! Getting less of a refund meant uncle sam took less out of your check each month and you had more NOW reather then LATER when you get that rebate check. You basically didn't give the government an interest free loan. If you really want a bigger refund (which is nuts...I'd rather have the money in my weekly paycheck rather then have the gov't hold onto it for me), then get a W4 and claim higher dependents. Problem solved!
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    NMiRearviewMirror wrote:
    Thats actually good! Getting less of a refund meant uncle sam took less out of your check each month and you had more NOW reather then LATER when you get that rebate check. You basically didn't give the government an interest free loan. If you really want a bigger refund (which is nuts...I'd rather have the money in my weekly paycheck rather then have the gov't hold onto it for me), then get a W4 and claim higher dependents. Problem solved!

    Yeah, I agree. I'd rather they NOT get an interest free loan off of me (bastards! hahaha). I think part of why I got less this year is because I made quite a bit more and am in a different tax bracket.

    Oh well. Death and taxes right? ;)
  • mensane
    mensane Posts: 912
    NMiRearviewMirror wrote:
    Thats actually good! Getting less of a refund meant uncle sam took less out of your check each month and you had more NOW reather then LATER when you get that rebate check. You basically didn't give the government an interest free loan. If you really want a bigger refund (which is nuts...I'd rather have the money in my weekly paycheck rather then have the gov't hold onto it for me), then get a W4 and claim higher dependents. Problem solved!

    actually, the fewer dependants you claim on your w-4, the more you get on your refund. you can claim any number on your w-4, but on your taxes you have to claim the correct number.

    i claim 0 on my w-4...which gives the biggest refund (i am getting $1100 back). yes, i know i could get more on each check instead of giving the government an "interest free loan"...but, no matter how bad a job i do of saving money during the year, i know that i will get a good size check every february....
  • PJPixie
    PJPixie Posts: 3,026
    This is the first time I've waited this long to do my taxes. I'm usually able to prepare them from my last paycheck stub of the previous year AND i'm usually in desperate need of the cash so I make it a priority to get it done.
    I changed jobs last year and I had a bit of profit sharing from my previous company so I need to wait for all the paperwork to come in the mail before I can file my taxes. I'm really curious to see how it all turns out. I took a higher paying job last year even tho I lost a lot of benefits I was receiving in the lower paying job. I'm still happy I did it even tho I'm just as broke :(
    I'm hoping I get enough back to buy myself a bass guitar. That's the only thing I wanna do..........I'm 38 years old and I love music sooooo much but I've never been able to play a lick of it so I thought THIS IS THE YEAR!!
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  • LUV2ROCK
    LUV2ROCK Posts: 140
    Got a couple grand to put toward the next pj tour.It alway's comes in handy every year.I look forward to it.With pj probably doing some show's later this year (bonnaroo?,minneapolis?,denver? and maybe more,it will pay for the tickets,hotel's,rental car & flights.

    Let's all hope these show's and some others come true ;)
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