How (and why) to Ramble on your goat sideways
01-25-2011, 10:57 PM
#6083
Gah, there's no estimating what I get for tax this year. Since late July my income has been tax exempt, plus I'll be filing for the "lean-burn" tax credit (TDi), claiming mortgage interest and student loan interest. Should be interesting. Oh, and my re-up bonus was tax exempt too. I got lucky on the timing of that one.
Plus, the first half of this year my income is be tax exempt again.
Plus, the first half of this year my income is be tax exempt again.
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01-26-2011, 03:41 AM
#6085
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Location: Birmingham Alabama
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If any of you ignants knew how to calculate your taxes, you claim just enough to get the most money every paycheck and barely get any fed. income back come "tax time". I think I'm getting >$500 back. I'd rather have my money go to my pocket all year rather than get a large chunk back that the government borrowed at 0% interest. This applies to simple filing....
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01-26-2011, 04:04 AM
#6086
I prefer overpaying. It's like a free saving account, just no interest. Keeps me from spending that little extra on stupid **** all year, and allows me to get a decent chunk back to do with as I please. Almost like free money, since the amounts they were taking all year were almost too little to notice.
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01-26-2011, 06:42 AM
#6087
So far the company that laid me off 18 months ago has hired 2 guys to replace me. The first one a rookie to do all the **** jobs I did, like cleaning the toilets and taking out the trash. The second one to do my actual job. Avionics Tech. Guy number 2 is overwhelmed so now they are adding a 3rd to help number 2.
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01-26-2011, 08:05 AM
#6088
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Chantilly, VA
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If any of you ignants knew how to calculate your taxes, you claim just enough to get the most money every paycheck and barely get any fed. income back come "tax time". I think I'm getting >$500 back. I'd rather have my money go to my pocket all year rather than get a large chunk back that the government borrowed at 0% interest. This applies to simple filing....
I've already filed our taxes for this year, but the Gov't is slow and shitty and we have to wait until Feb 15th to get our money.
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01-26-2011, 08:24 AM
#6089
I prefer overpaying. It's like a free saving account, just no interest. Keeps me from spending that little extra on stupid **** all year, and allows me to get a decent chunk back to do with as I please. Almost like free money, since the amounts they were taking all year were almost too little to notice.
We try to do that, but there's too many variables to where those calculators can only get so close. One year we ended up owing when we followed them.
I've already filed our taxes for this year, but the Gov't is slow and shitty and we have to wait until Feb 15th to get our money.
I've already filed our taxes for this year, but the Gov't is slow and shitty and we have to wait until Feb 15th to get our money.
I'm getting a whopping $600 back, just did my **** last night. I really wasn't even expecting that much. If anything, I'm disappointed that I didn't claim enough on my W-4. Oh how things will change next year when I get to add in tuition....
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