Yes the refund is quite high but with a $24K lump sum bonus paid in early March of the year (2008) the taxable rate for withholding is maxed even after a 15% 401K deduction from it. Its pretty hard to add enough dependents to a W-4 to overcome that amount of tax. This year's (2008) return had additional medical expenses of $30K so we got a big refund.
The $1,500 was used to pay predicted taxes for my wife's business for 2009. It is what we owed for 2008 for her and the accountant deemed it sufficient to avoid a penalty for non-payment of quarterly taxes. We never had to pay quarterly taxes for her in the past because I always had enough deducted from my pay to cover for her yearly obligations.
We had always used the tax refunds in the past to pay tuition for my two girls school.... Guess I better hustle to line up a job if I want them to stay at that school.
The $1,500 was used to pay predicted taxes for my wife's business for 2009. It is what we owed for 2008 for her and the accountant deemed it sufficient to avoid a penalty for non-payment of quarterly taxes. We never had to pay quarterly taxes for her in the past because I always had enough deducted from my pay to cover for her yearly obligations.
We had always used the tax refunds in the past to pay tuition for my two girls school.... Guess I better hustle to line up a job if I want them to stay at that school.
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