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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 01:55 PM
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Submitted my tax return. Got a HUGE refund! Thank you, President Obama!
My refunds for 2008 & 2009 are averaging twice what I received when the Chimp was in the Office. Not to mention the two or three times between 2001 and 2008 when I had to PAY, for Pete's sake! Paying for the tax breaks for the rich assholes who put B*sh in the White House to begin with...

Well, that's all done. Getting a very nice refund this year.

Let's here it for the largest middle class tax cut in American History! :applause:

Thank you, Barack Obama! :patriot:
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TK421 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 02:32 PM
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1. Congrats, Aristus! Same thing with me as well
Some Works To Pay something or other credit ( I can't find it now, but something like that ) really added to the total amount..

Of course, just about all of it goes to bills but damn it will help
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Tobin S. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 02:43 PM
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2. I got a refund, too, which surprised me
The way I have my W-4 set up I've been pretty close to breaking even the last 3 years- maybe $100 either way. This year I got $549 back on my federal return. I think the main thing that helped me was that I was able to write off the sales tax on a new car I bought last year.

I am fortunate enough this year to be able to use my refund for a new toy.
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MiddleFingerMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 03:00 PM
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3. Mine will probably go...
.
... to pay off a YEARS-old tax bill I've been paying off on.
.
Literally forgot to file one year and it caught up to
me several years later.
.
Serious. I really did forget. Things had taken such an upturn
for awhile that I didn't have to give a single thought to money
for several years.
.
And this was the ONE thought that I SHOULD have given.
.
I COULD have paid it. I really did MEAN to pay it.
.
Tied a string around my finger and everything because I know my
memory has ALWAYS been bad.
.
I forgot that it was to remind me of taxtime.
.
But I DID buy milk and eggs every time I went out.
.
The GOOD news is that this should bring the tax bill down very
close to a zero balance.
.
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
.
Anybody want a milk omelette?
.
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rcrush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 03:10 PM
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4. I'm putting mine off because I will probably have to pay.
Been on unemployment so I think I may owe some money. I'll get around to doing my taxes in April sometime.
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 05:05 PM
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5. If we get a refund it goes straight into a designated Home Maintenance account.
My designation, not the bank's. That way when the next damn thing breaks down and needs repair/replacement the money will be right there. It works out well, helps keep our monthly cash flow on an even keel and gives us some peace of mind knowing that we have it on reserve.
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insanity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 06:09 PM
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6. I didn't owe any taxes this year AND got a 1,000 American Opportunity Credit
Lost so much in the market that the money helps so much with tuition.
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 06:20 PM
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7. Since my income for last year was under the poverty level for a single person
I cannot compare it with other years, but I did get back more than I ever have remembered getting between Earned Income Credit and Homestead.
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gmoney Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 11:55 PM
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8. You must have made a mistake...
Rush and Beck and Boortz are all saying how Obama has jacked taxes sky-high on everyone! How could all the media be wrong about something so important?

:sarcasm:
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