So the key question is whether it's worth filing an amended return. I found all the real tax documents so I didn't have to guess any numbers, but I skipped some deductions I could probably have gotten, like student loan interest-related deductions (not much, since I'm almost paid off).
― libcrypt, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 02:49 (sixteen years ago) link
this year i owed federal for the first time ever :/ still received a small state refund as usual
― sleep, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 03:46 (sixteen years ago) link
Farewell 1st quarterly estimated self-employment tax installment, it was nice having you in the bank for a day or two ;_;
― Jaq, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 03:48 (sixteen years ago) link
CA income categories include:
Ottoman Turkish Empire Settlement Payments
-- libcrypt, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 02:08 (1 hour ago)
iirc, the settlement payments are for a lawsuit won by the descendants of Armenians who fled from Turkey to the US to escape the genocide of 1915
― Ol Bertie Dastard, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 04:04 (sixteen years ago) link
(BTW I was laughing at douchecrypt's tax penalty, not the Armenians.)
― felicity, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 04:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, the Armenian thing is politically very strong in CA, but it's not as amusing if you explain that income category.
― libcrypt, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 04:08 (sixteen years ago) link
I owe tax this year, too.
Where's my six hundo?! Government did its dude wrong.
― kenan, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 04:40 (sixteen years ago) link
i don't pay that bullshit
― mkcaine, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 04:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh wait, it's separate. Ok, cool.
― kenan, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 04:44 (sixteen years ago) link
xpost lol you don't pay your federal income tax? You must be one smooth mofo.
― kenan, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 04:45 (sixteen years ago) link
If you don't make any money, you don't have to pay any tax, kenan.
― libcrypt, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 04:47 (sixteen years ago) link
Also, if you are paid in cash (e.g., my housekeeper), it's really up to you how much you wanna pay.
― libcrypt, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 04:49 (sixteen years ago) link
mkcaine is probably total gangsta fat wads of US dolla, so gov't doesn't even know he exists.
― libcrypt, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 04:50 (sixteen years ago) link
it's really up to you how much you wanna pay.
"Oh, hi, Government. Listen I was thinking about how much I want to pay in taxes this year. Don't take this the wrong way, but... how about zero? Is zero ok with you?"
― kenan, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 04:52 (sixteen years ago) link
The world doesn't work like a computer, kenan.
― libcrypt, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 04:57 (sixteen years ago) link
Sadly, in many ways it does.
― kenan, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 04:58 (sixteen years ago) link
"Hey, computer, I was thinking about all those files I accidentally wiped out. I know you have them there in the basement somewhere... would it be ok if I could just have them back? What do you mean 'grep'? Aw, don't do that to your boy!"
― kenan, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 05:01 (sixteen years ago) link
How does it work for a housekeeper or similarly situated worker? If it's your full time job then does the IRS calculate imputed income for you? At my first waitering job I was negligent (purposely so) about reporting tips, but the company reported a small amount of imputed tip income to the IRS when a tipped worker reported absurdly low tips (e.g., $25 for 8 hours).
At my last waitering job the accountants reported curiously accurate imputed tips (this is what really made it fucking painful when a guest would stiff me since I wound up netting LESS than $0.00 income on the check.)
It is kind of up to a cash-paid worker what they will pay each year, but they surely have to stay within credible parameters.
― Jesse, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 06:35 (sixteen years ago) link
My housekeeper is self-employed and owns a house in San Francisco, so I kinda sorta suspect that she doesn't report very much at all.
― libcrypt, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 17:55 (sixteen years ago) link
.....
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 17:59 (sixteen years ago) link
it's weird because you seem like a pretty smart person otherwise
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 18:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Why else would she demand to be paid in cash?
― libcrypt, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 18:01 (sixteen years ago) link
I LOVE TURBOTAX.
I got my refund two weeks ago.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 18:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Thanks to TurboTax, I was able to do our taxes last night in just about 90 minutes.
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 18:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Yes, you too can find it's easier than ever to use TurboTax.
― omar little, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 19:03 (sixteen years ago) link
I love TurboTax so much I had its logo tattooed on my ballsack.
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 19:04 (sixteen years ago) link
I love TurboTax so much I donated my refund to John McCain.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 19:08 (sixteen years ago) link
NO REFUND FOR ME THIS YEAR
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 19:10 (sixteen years ago) link
I love TurboTax so much I got it thru Kazaa
― wanko ergo sum, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 19:10 (sixteen years ago) link
I hate turbotax tbh but I've been spoiled my whole life by having a moms who was a professional tax preparer for years and years
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 19:17 (sixteen years ago) link
For a second I was reading this as "it got me through Kwanzaa."
― jaymc, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 19:23 (sixteen years ago) link
crap, I forgot about my $16 1099 from Paypal. Should I just ride it out and see if they take my payment or go ahead and file an amended return?
― milo z, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 20:21 (sixteen years ago) link
lolz
― DG, Thursday, 17 April 2008 19:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Um is there another $800 tax refund this year similar to the Bush-era 2008 $800 tax refund? Because we just got our 2009 refund and it's exactly $800 more than the amount we calculated on our tax form.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 26 March 2010 15:08 (fourteen years ago) link
I think I found the answer myself:http://www.moneyunder30.com/400-800-making-work-pay-tax-credit
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 26 March 2010 15:17 (fourteen years ago) link
well that is awesome and unexpected
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 26 March 2010 15:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Nice refund, applied to my first 2.5 quarterly estimates for 2011. And my quarterlies only went up $60, even losing the child deduction/EIC.
― lowfat dry milquetoast (WmC), Friday, 18 March 2011 20:52 (thirteen years ago) link
the change to the self-employed health insurance deduction is pretty awesome.
― sarahel, Friday, 18 March 2011 20:53 (thirteen years ago) link
My refund was $9! I owed from being on unemployment for almost 2 yrs
― The Scenario (chrisv2010), Friday, 18 March 2011 21:15 (thirteen years ago) link
I owe the state $13, because Haley Barbour needs to Biggie-Size his lunch combo tomorrow.
― lowfat dry milquetoast (WmC), Friday, 18 March 2011 21:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Should I just pay Turbotax the $20 to file my state return?
― Office Tebow (Leee), Sunday, 1 April 2012 19:47 (twelve years ago) link
Sure.
― Whiney Houson (WmC), Sunday, 1 April 2012 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
go for it
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 1 April 2012 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
depending on the complexity of your taxes and income level, your state might have free filing options.
― sarahell, Sunday, 1 April 2012 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
I can't remember what life was like before Turbotax.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 1 April 2012 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
Did ours yesterday, rah turbotax - made even a complex messy year (self employment, employment, unemployment) not too daunting.
― Jaq, Sunday, 1 April 2012 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
those of you in creative or otherwise non-regular-paycheck types of careers might look into an accountant who specializes in that kind of thing. i dunno know common it is, but there's a youngish dude here who runs an accountancy shop pitched to artists, performers, freelancers and the like. he doubles his office as an art gallery in off hours. countdown to quiddities article on the 'hipster accountant' in 10, 9...
― goole, Sunday, 1 April 2012 22:02 (twelve years ago) link
uh, i resemble that dude.
― sarahell, Sunday, 1 April 2012 22:07 (twelve years ago) link
Did turbotax on the web, but I'm just going to file both my 2010 and 2011 at the same time. I can't e-file this year, so everything's getting printed out and chucked inna manila envelope.
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Sunday, 1 April 2012 22:10 (twelve years ago) link
do not put multiple years' returns in the same envelope when mailing them in. things tend to get lost/misplaced.
― sarahell, Sunday, 1 April 2012 22:13 (twelve years ago) link