last night, i did my federal tax return. this is the first time i ever did it before march. the reason: i wanted to do my fafsa, which i did last night also. it’s nice having an incentive to not be lazy.
i still have to do state tax, but i’m probably going to be lazy since i can’t do it online for free. what’s a $25 refund worth if i have to pay $12.95 just to file it?
i don’t like that they take my money all the time, but i wish they would just take it and not make me file returns that remind me i’m being screwed.
here’s something i found amusing while doing my federal return:
The taxable portion of your 2005 state income tax refund is $0.
if i’m reading that correctly, would that mean a portion of my 2005 state income tax refund would be taxable if it had been larger? so this money i gave the government over and above my required tax, which they held for me for a given period of time, and then returned to me as a refund could be subject to more taxation? of course, because it would be considered income for that year, right?
i think i’m gonna go back to making $8,000/year or less. they will get none of my money and i will be the poorest s.o.b. on the planet.