income tax refund

[jribe]

Does your income tax refund count as "income" for the means test? I'm expecting to get about 1-2k back this year; but won't be filing for Chap 7 until May. If that counts as income, i may wait a little longer as well. Also- can your income tax refund by taken? Or if you have enough exemptions can you keep it? I'm in California, and have a $20,000 exemption, which i would have enough left to put in the refund if needed.
Also- will they want to see your taxes for 2008 if you already filed? Or will they just ask for 2006/2007? Thanks

[justbroke]

An income tax return, is not income.

It is the return of taxed income, which was, in fact, already earned.