As I mentioned a few days ago, we got a refund of almost $2,000 this year. That means, of course, that we essentially gave the US government a $2,000 interest-free loan.
There are two schools of thought on refunds. Some people like to overpay their taxes during the year and then get a big refund, as [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘taxes’
February 12, 2009
Why I overpay my taxes
February 7, 2009
Why we switched from TurboTax; TaxAct review
This morning, we did our taxes using TaxAct, one of those “free” tax return services. I say “free” because while it’s free to file your federal return, the state return (which you have to file) costs $13.95. Plus, there’s a $15.95 cost if you want your fees deducted from your refund (versus paying by debit [...]
