Chase0808

What are you getting your Corvette with your tax return? I'm thinking about going with some cf skirts and splitter.

Travlee

not getting enough back to even pay my cable bill.... but i am fine with that

Bruze

I haven't had a tax return since around 1985. Before that I would keep it to the minimum anyway. I'm not into loaning the gov't interest-free money.

gliot1

Tax return??? lol I just did mine and I owe $6k! So much for any large $$$ parts soon!

jbc1995fb

I bought some used black headlights. I still need to get the lenses replaced.

jrose7004

I'm self employed, I don't get a tax refund.

BlindSpot

As said above by others...

If you're getting a tax refund of any sizable amount, you're not doing it right.

n3v3rtrstamor0n

What's a refund?

Travlee

what pisses me off is that earned income credit for broke *** people with kids they cant afford

a 20 something girl at work gets back 4-5k a year because of earned income credit.

Bruze

Yup, me too.

BlindSpot

Yeah...real story...one of the car valets at a plaza in Scottsdale was bragging about getting a $6,000 refund last year. He made a total of $18,000 parking cars. $18K, that is, on the tips he reported.

He wasn't able to comprehend that he didn't pay any taxes in the first place, but he and his live in (unemployed) girlfriend and their 6 month old child got him the $6K to which I contributed. Ya gotta just love this country...

So, he did the "responsible" thing and promptly purchased a motorcycle....with the "free money". I usually tip the valets well, but I shorted him that night....tip already given!

n3v3rtrstamor0n

Wish I could get free money but because I choose to be self employed and my wife a nurse we make to much to get free money .

Travlee

i know the feeling.... not married yet, but the fiancee is a nurse as well

dmk0210

I'm giving mine a nice big principal payment.

gliot1

I guess someone is a tax expert above. I am doing it right, unfortunately when you get laid off, collect unemployment, invoke the rule of 55 on a 401k plan, get rehired as a contractor and have sizeable investments with some great capital gains posted it is very hard to predict tax liability. Ideally yes, you don't want a refund or you don't want to pay, but the requirement on the rule of 55 is that 20% be withheld, and then that is relative to your income bracket! Now with all of the other BS in this year relative to wages I endured, I had no clue where my tax liability may be until I actually did my return and yes, next year I will make adjustments to offset it. It appears that I will soon have full time employment rather than contractor status soon as well! The upside.....at least with this admin in DC we are making money and jobs are popping up again and it appears wages will start moving up again, something the last 8 years never did for a soul.

Corvette_Ed

No refund here. I owe just a little, but that's ok.

gliot1

As someone above noted, my gf works with girls who get back $8k or more, making only about $30k. The kids get food, housing, schooling, school lunches, etc. and yet they take vacations nicer than most folks. We should all be PO'ed...real PO'ed at this system, when those of us who work hard, earn and pay taxes have to continually subsidize others and then be told how we are somehow evil because we don't believe taxes should go to non US citizens.....the whole country is upside down these days.

Beyond that, what parts are you buying for those getting refunds?

kevinjm

Buying LED reverse lights. And if I can decide on a vendor, likely upgraded low beams, high beams, and DRL switchbacks.

jbc1995fb

I hardly ever rant, but I knew this thread was going to turn into a **** storm about who gets a refund, who deserves a refund, if you get a return you're ******* stupid because uncle sam has your money.

if you're not buying anything, STFU. no one asked for your political or financial advice.

ok, rant over.

Chase0808