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Old 04-14-2009, 10:00 AM   #20
Shawnee123
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Originally Posted by Stress Puppy View Post
How's that work? I never get large returns. Largest for me was .. this year, actually. $450 from Fed, $115 from state.

Do you have kids? Everyone I know that has kids gets these thousand dollar returns.
I inferred from your post that you had these deductions. Forgive my infernal inferences. I don't have the deducts, either. Sometimes people forget to look at total tax liability. I've heard "but but I paid 1300 last year." [I used to verify reporting of taxes on FAFSA at old job and I would have to explain that they got 5000 back: 1300 plus 3700 (just pulling numbers out of the air, here.)]

Also, I've always been taught not to use taxes as a savings account, so I do end up paying because I don't have as much withheld. However, sometimes I think about doing that differently: usually every April. :p

Anyway, I actually usually do have them done by now, just not sent in...guess what? I can't find my freaking W2s. Arghhhhhhh.
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