"Maxprop" wrote in message
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"John Cairns" wrote in message
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"Albert Frankenstein" wrote in message
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you didn't do the math right to begin with, thus giving your gov't a
free ride on your money... not exactly good accounting or particulary
smart

Once again your lack of knowledge in anything remotely related to the
conservative ideals the USA was founded on is showing.

Perhaps he estimates his tax payments. According to law payments this
year are based on how you did last year. Perhaps he did not do as well
this year, and yet still had to pay taxes as if he did. Thus, he gets
a refund.

Or . . . you can be smarter and pay less estimated tax than calculated,
thus withholding that which you really don't owe the government anyway.
It's not really rocket science to estimate how much tax you actually
will owe in a given year. $6K of overpayment is foolish.

Max

Depends, Max. In days of yore captains would hold some of their crews pay
while they went ashore, so that when they got back to the ship they
wouldn't be broke.

(Good point, John.)

Never mind, Mooron. Go for the big refund.

Max


If the government holding on to your cash for you for one year interest free
is good, wouldn't holding onto it for 2 years be better?

Even better why don't they take what they want and just hold onto it until
one reaches retirement age. They can give it back interest free. For your
own good!

Whoops! Didn't I just describe social security?

Amen!