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If you are doing your taxes via 1040EZ, it is as simple as seeing how much you owe in taxes and subtracting it from the amount you actually paid. You get this by the amount you made and the tax bracket you are in. If you paid more taxes than you owe, that is your refund. If you paid less than the amount you were supposed to pay, that is the amount you owe. If you are doing 1040 or 1040A, then it is a little more difficult but not entirely impossible to figure out.ig wrote:
why the fuck do they make this shit so fucking difficult. i remember doing it in high school, and it was easy as fuck. now i'm sitting here trying to do it, and it's giving me a fucking headache. fuck this.
yeah, but it asks me if someone can claim me as a dependent, so i say yes. then it wants me to enter the amount from the worksheet on the back. i'm looking at the worksheet .pdf file from the irs website, and i can't find that shit.killer21 wrote:
If you are doing your taxes via 1040EZ, it is as simple as seeing how much you owe in taxes and subtracting it from the amount you actually paid. You get this by the amount you made and the tax bracket you are in. If you paid more taxes than you owe, that is your refund. If you paid less than the amount you were supposed to pay, that is the amount you owe. If you are doing 1040 or 1040A, then it is a little more difficult but not entirely impossible to figure out.ig wrote:
why the fuck do they make this shit so fucking difficult. i remember doing it in high school, and it was easy as fuck. now i'm sitting here trying to do it, and it's giving me a fucking headache. fuck this.
If someone claims you for their taxes, you aren't allowed to file taxes yourself. That will get you an audit very quickly. I am assuming you mean the amount of taxes you are supposed to pay in relation to your tax bracket. Correct?ig wrote:
yeah, but it asks me if someone can claim me as a dependent, so i say yes. then it wants me to enter the amount from the worksheet on the back. i'm looking at the worksheet .pdf file from the irs website, and i can't find that shit.
wtf? all i know is that i checked that same box the last time i filed taxes (high school), and they claimed me as a dependent then. nothing ever happened besides me getting my refund check. fuck it, i just talked to my dad, and he told me that he won't claim me if i don't want him to. god fucking damn why is this so hard? it seriously took me 5 fucking minutes last time i did this.killer21 wrote:
If someone claims you for their taxes, you aren't allowed to file taxes yourself. That will get you an audit very quickly. I am assuming you mean the amount of taxes you are supposed to pay in relation to your tax bracket. Correct?ig wrote:
yeah, but it asks me if someone can claim me as a dependent, so i say yes. then it wants me to enter the amount from the worksheet on the back. i'm looking at the worksheet .pdf file from the irs website, and i can't find that shit.
yesHurricaИe wrote:
Slightly off-topic: If I get a summer job (I'm 16), do I have to pay tribute to the government with my hard-earned (read: Scooping ice cream) money?
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If you make under a certain amount, you don't have to file. I don't know what that amount is tho, and it has probably changed since I was 16.HurricaИe wrote:
Slightly off-topic: If I get a summer job (I'm 16), do I have to pay tribute to the government with my hard-earned (read: Scooping ice cream) money?
I don't remember the exact number but if you make under 5,000 or something like that, you can file and get all the taxes back you paid for it. Might be 10,000 or something. Can't really remember. If you are 16, I would imagine the jobs you have will net you the majority of the money, if not all the money you paid in taxes.HurricaИe wrote:
Slightly off-topic: If I get a summer job (I'm 16), do I have to pay tribute to the government with my hard-earned (read: Scooping ice cream) money?
Might wanna second edit that grammar.Lieutenant_Jensen wrote:
Is taxes not something you pay?
EDIT: Grammar.
because i did it myself free of cost...avman633 wrote:
Why not go to an accountant? Or buy something like turbo tax?
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I mean, we've all read this, right?unnamednewbie13 wrote:
I'm with ig on this one, taxes are needlessly overcomplicated and aggravating. Easy for people to make errors. Filing should pretty much be point and click for most citizens. Shouldn't need annual software or an accountant or whatever. What a BS aspect of American life.
