Taxes: I hate them

[AznSAE]

Originally posted by ADPiZXalum
I guess I won't tell you about the fat refund check I'll be getting, I'd hate for you to START a thread titled, "Texans, I hate them" !!!

at first glance, it thought the thread was titled texas: i hate them, haha. i got my small refund back last week. i would have gotten more, but my parents claimed me and got an extra thousand or so.

[bekibug]

A friend of mine found on about 9:30p April 14 that he owed $36. Not much, in fact chump change to some, but to a currently unemployed college student...

It is my firm belief that at about 4:45 on the afternoon of April 15 (especially this year since it was on a Friday), a Killian's distribution truck rolls up to the back of the IRS building and drops off a few kegs. Then the Marlboro man shows up, and probably orders a couple of strippers.

The about 2 months later, after the collective hangover has passed and people have reconciled themselves with what they did that night, the IRS gets around to processing the paperwork.

[aephi alum]

Originally posted by bekibug
It is my firm belief that at about 4:45 on the afternoon of April 15 (especially this year since it was on a Friday), a Killian's distribution truck rolls up to the back of the IRS building and drops off a few kegs. Then the Marlboro man shows up, and probably orders a couple of strippers.

The about 2 months later, after the collective hangover has passed and people have reconciled themselves with what they did that night, the IRS gets around to processing the paperwork.

So that's why I never see my refund check before June...

Of course, if you owe, your check is processed immediately. I guess that's how they fund the big party...

[KillarneyRose]

Originally posted by AchtungBaby80
Tell me something--why can the government not just take out the correct amount of taxes in the first place, instead of taking too little or too much? I'm sure there's a reason...I just want to know what it is.

But think of all the interest the government is probably collecting on the extra tax money they took. They can refund the excess and still make a tidy profit from all the interest.

How depressing

[mmcat]

i helped fund that party...darn it.
i checked my check and they cashed it right away.

[AchtungBaby80]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
But think of all the interest the government is probably collecting on the extra tax money they took. They can refund the excess and still make a tidy profit from all the interest.

A$$holes.