I got my forms and did my federal taxes last night. I worked a ton of temp jobs in the last year, so I was shocked to get them all so soon. But anyway, I did a good job at not letting the government hold too much of my money.
I’m getting back a whopping $33.00
So how much are you all getting back? If I can be so rude to ask, and I obviously am
I’m getting back about $5,700 from the feds. My wife had our daughter at the end of 2009, and I don’t really know what to do with my withholding status to change the amount that gets taken out each week. I think we both still just claim “1”; what the hell should I change that to? How do I figure it out?
I have to pay about $400 this year - first time I’ve ever had to pay in some 35 years of doing taxes. (Our daughter aged out of being a dependent) Technically, this is supposed to be a good thing, as it means I am no longer giving the government a free loan of my money for the better part of the year. But it isn’t as comfortable as getting a nice sum back.
I did a very quick and dirty look this past week and I think I’ll owe like $200…I’ll find out for sure later this week when I do them for real.
Speaking of, what’s the best free service to use? I don’t need anything fancy that I have to pay for, since I just take the standard deduction + student loan interest, and all my income is regular old wages.
Which kind of bums me out, because I started my taxes before I got Mrs Shibb’s two W-2s, and was first looking at about $6600. Then I added the first W-2 she received, and it dropped to $5700. I thought even after the second there should be something left, but she had earnings of almost $30k on the second and had just under $1k withheld.
I know it’s better to not getting anything back, but I was sort of looking forward to the cash. I still need to go back when I have time and double check everything, but right now I’m a lot less motivated.
I used TaxAct online because I’m lazy. I’m getting $894 back.
Actually, I’ve already done my taxes and have received my refund just this past Thursday. I’ve already spent most of it. Bills and back rent and stuff.
This is pretty amazing to me, as I’ve been unemployed all year long. When I was working, I would usually only get a refund of around 2-300 dollars. Since I’ve been unemployed, these are the biggest refunds I’ve ever received. Don’t get me started on the State refund. (MD sucks like an Electrolux.)
Trust me, I’d rather have a job. But the refunds are a nice wallet booster after the Xmas spending season.
Do you mean someone can be too old to claim or that she’s just at the age where she’s become independent? Just asking because I’ve heard people can claim elderly parents and relatives.
Yeah, just assume that everybody’s getting something back. Leaving out the profanity that ran through my initial response like a sulfurous seam of coal through an Illinois lake bed, I’m paying out about $1600. Fortunately, thanks (?!) to my even more pitiful income in 2009, there will be no penalty.